Chlorine dioxide — FDA has no questions | Food Safety Data

SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 9 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name

Chlorine dioxide

CAS

10049-04-4

DTXSID

DTXSID5023958

PubChem CID

24870

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (9)

SOURCE EU Commission FDA | Health Canada | Codex Alimentarius

Multi-Jurisdiction Comparison

Side-by-side status rows for the same resolved substance across public food regulators.

Jurisdiction	Authority	Status	Evidence
European Union	EU Commission	PUBLISHED	EU additive listing; Annex II entry
United States	FDA	FDA has no questions	GRAS notice
Canada	Health Canada	Listed	Flour treatment agent

SOURCE EU Commission EU Food Additives | EU Food Additives Database

EU Food Additive Status

EU Commission food-additive listing rows from eu_food_additives.

Jurisdiction	E-number	Status	Type	Name	Note
European Union	E926	PUBLISHED	substanceFAD	Chlorine dioxide	-

SOURCE EU Commission EU Annex II Authorised | EU Food Additives Database

EU Annex II Authorised Uses

Authorised additive rows and use conditions from EU Annex II tables.

Jurisdiction	E-number	Name	INS	Policy item	Note
European Union	E926	Chlorine dioxide	-	POL-FAD-IMPORT-3345	-

Conditions and restrictions

Jurisdiction	Food category	Restriction	Comment	Source
European Union	-	-	-	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	-	-	-	EU Food Additives Database

SOURCE FDA FDA GRAS

FDA GRAS Status

US FDA GRAS notice evidence from enriched and notice tables.

Jurisdiction	GRN	Substance	FDA response	Intended use	Basis	Notifier
United States	62	Chlorine dioxide generated from particles (<30μm) composed of sodium polyphosphate, magnesium sulfate, sodium silicate and sodium chlorite that are incorporated into low density polyethylene (LDPE) food-packaging films, at levels not exceeding 17.5 micrograms chlorite/in2 of finished package film.	FDA has no questions	Use for packaging meats, poultry and seafood that will be cooked prior to being consumed, and for packaging fresh fruits and vegetables and foods in transit or storage from...	Scientific procedures	Bernard Technologies, Inc.
United States	161	Chlorine dioxide, generated using sodium chlorite in calcined or sulfated kaolin clay	FDA has no questions	Used in packaging materials for fresh fruits and vegetables	Scientific procedures	Engelhard Corporation
United States	62	Chlorine dioxide generated from particles (<30μm) composed of sodium polyphosphate, magnesium sulfate, sodium silicate and sodium chlorite that are incorporated into low density polyethylene (LDPE) food-packaging films, at levels not exceeding 17.5 micrograms chlorite/in<sup>2</sup> of finished package film.	FDA has no questions	Use for packaging meats, poultry and seafood that will be cooked prior to being consumed, and for packaging fresh fruits and vegetables and foods in transit or storage from...	Scientific procedures	Bernard Technologies, Inc.
United States	161	Chlorine dioxide, generated using sodium chlorite in calcined or sulfated kaolin clay	FDA has no questions	Used in packaging materials for fresh fruits and vegetables	Scientific procedures	Engelhard Corporation

SOURCE Health Canada

Health Canada Status

Health Canada food-additive permissions by functional class and food scope.

Jurisdiction	Class	Permitted foods	Maximum level	List
Canada	Flour treatment agent	White flour; Whole wheat flour	-	List of Permitted Flour Treatment Agents

SOURCE JECFA JECFA ADI

JECFA ADI Values

JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.

Jurisdiction	Chemical name	JECFA no.	CAS	ADI	ADI upper	Function	Evaluation year
JECFA	CHLORINE DIOXIDE	-	10049-04-4	no_data	-	FLOUR_TREATMENT_AGENT	1963

SOURCE ATSDR ATSDR MRL

ATSDR MRL Data

ATSDR minimal-risk-level rows by route and duration.

Jurisdiction	Chemical	Route	Duration	MRL	Critical effect	Status	Year
United States	CHLORINE DIOXIDE	Inhalation	Intermediate	0.001 ppm	Resp	Final	2004

SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.

SOURCE Cross-vertical comparison ingredients | ghs classifications

Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence

This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.

CosmeticsChlorine DioxideEU status: permitted Industrial / GHSDangerHazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS), Safe Work Australia

SOURCE FAQPage JSON-LD public food renderer rows

Frequently Asked Questions

Food-use, safety, ADI, and cross-vertical answers mirrored into FAQPage JSON-LD.

What is Chlorine dioxide used for in food?

Chlorine dioxide appears in food-use rows as: ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FUMIGANT; Flour treatment agent.

Is Chlorine dioxide safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: FDA has no questions.

What is the ADI for Chlorine dioxide?

No ADI row was found for Chlorine dioxide in the rendered EFSA, food_substances, food_additives, or JECFA tables.

Is Chlorine dioxide also used in cosmetics?

Chlorine dioxide has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Chlorine Dioxide, EU status permitted.