Food Safety Substance
Vinyl acetate
Vinyl acetate is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, FDA has no questions in the US, and data from 8 regulatory sources.
Substance Identity
Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.
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 |
EU Food Additive Status
EU Commission food-additive listing rows from eu_food_additives.
| Jurisdiction | E-number | Status | Type | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | E1208 | PUBLISHED | substanceFAD | Polyvinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer | - |
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 | E1208 | Polyvinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer | - | POL-FAD-IMPORT-3334 | - |
FDA GRAS Status
US FDA GRAS notice evidence from enriched and notice tables.
| Jurisdiction | GRN | Substance | FDA response | Intended use | Basis | Notifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 606 | Vinyl acetate-vinyl laurate copolymers | FDA has no questions | For use as an ingredient in chewing gum base at level not to exceed 9 percent in the finished product. | Scientific procedures | Thomas Wimmer, PhD |
| United States | 885 | Vinyl acetate-vinyl laurate copolymer | FDA has no questions | Intended for use as a component of chewing gum base at a level of up to 26% by weight to reduce or eliminate the use of additional softeners | Scientific procedures | Wacker Chemie AG |
| United States | 606 | Vinyl acetate-vinyl laurate copolymers | FDA has no questions | For use as an ingredient in chewing gum base at level not to exceed 9 percent in the finished product. | Scientific procedures | Thomas Wimmer, PhD |
| United States | 885 | Vinyl acetate-vinyl laurate copolymer | FDA has no questions (in PDF) | Intended for use as a component of chewing gum base at a level of up to 26% by weight to reduce or eliminate the use of additional softeners | Scientific procedures | Wacker Chemie AG |
EU FCM Substances
EU food-contact material rows and migration-limit fields.
| Jurisdiction | FCM no. | Ref no. | Substance | Use | SML | Regulation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 231 | 10120 | acetic acid, vinyl ester | monomer/macromolecule | 12 mg/kg | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 969 | - | ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer wax | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
ATSDR MRL Data
ATSDR minimal-risk-level rows by route and duration.
| Jurisdiction | Chemical | Route | Duration | MRL | Critical effect | Status | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | VINYL ACETATE | Inhalation | Acute | 1 ppm | Resp | Final | 2025 |
| United States | VINYL ACETATE | Inhalation | Intermediate | 0.7 ppm | Resp | Final | 2025 |
| United States | VINYL ACETATE | Inhalation | Chronic | 0.3 ppm | Resp | Final | 2025 |
Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma
Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.
Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence
This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.
Frequently Asked Questions
Food-use, safety, ADI, and cross-vertical answers mirrored into FAQPage JSON-LD.
What is Vinyl acetate used for in food?
Vinyl acetate appears in food-use rows as: MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE.
Is Vinyl acetate 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 Vinyl acetate?
No ADI row was found for Vinyl acetate in the rendered EFSA, food_substances, food_additives, or JECFA tables.
Is Vinyl acetate also used in cosmetics?
Vinyl acetate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Vinyl Acetate, EU status permitted.