Food Safety Substance

1,2-Dichloroethane

1,2-Dichloroethane is a food additive with no EU additive status row found in the EU, FDA EAFUS in the US, and data from 6 regulatory sources.

CAS 107-06-2 Indexable evidence set

FDA

FDA EAFUS

ADI / TDI

ADI NO ADI ALLOCATED

Codex

0 row(s)

SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 6 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name

1,2-Dichloroethane

CAS

107-06-2

DTXSID

DTXSID6020438

PubChem CID

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (9)

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	1,2-DICHLOROETHANE	-	107-06-2	NO ADI ALLOCATED	-	EXTRACTION_SOLVENT	1992

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	1,2-DICHLOROETHANE	Inhalation	Acute	0.1 ppm	Resp	Final	2024
United States	1,2-DICHLOROETHANE	Inhalation	Intermediate	0.1 ppm	Neurol	Final	2024
United States	1,2-DICHLOROETHANE	Oral	Intermediate	0.7 mg/kg/day	Renal	Final	2024

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.

CosmeticsEthylene DichlorideEU status: prohibited Industrial / GHSDangerNITE-CMC

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 1,2-Dichloroethane used for in food?

1,2-Dichloroethane appears in food-use rows as: FUMIGANT.

Is 1,2-Dichloroethane safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI NO ADI ALLOCATED . US/FDA evidence: FDA EAFUS.

What is the ADI for 1,2-Dichloroethane?

1,2-Dichloroethane has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI NO ADI ALLOCATED . Source: food_substances.

Is 1,2-Dichloroethane also used in cosmetics?

1,2-Dichloroethane has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Ethylene Dichloride, EU status prohibited.