Food Safety Substance
Resorcinol
Resorcinol is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, FDA EAFUS in the US, and data from 9 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 |
| Canada | Health Canada | Listed | Preservative |
| Codex | Codex Alimentarius | Listed | Antioxidant, Colour retention agent |
EU Food Additive Status
EU Commission food-additive listing rows from eu_food_additives.
| Jurisdiction | E-number | Status | Type | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | E586 | PUBLISHED | substanceFAD | 4-Hexylresorcinol | - |
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 | E586 | 4-Hexylresorcinol | - | POL-FAD-IMPORT-3251 | - |
Codex GSFA Status
Codex Alimentarius GSFA permissions and maximum-use rows.
| Jurisdiction | INS / E-number | Function | Food category | Max level | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codex | 586 | Antioxidant, Colour retention agent | 09.1.2 Fresh mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | 50 mg/kg | Note 640 (For use in crustaceans only), Note 641 (Residue levels in crustaceans <1 mg/kg), Note XS292, Note XS312, Note XS315 |
| Codex | 586 | Antioxidant, Colour retention agent | 09.2.1 Frozen fish, fish fillets, and other fish products including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | 50 mg/kg | Note 640 (For use in crustaceans only), Note 641 (Residue levels in crustaceans <1 mg/kg), Note XS292, Note XS312, Note XS315 |
Health Canada Status
Health Canada food-additive permissions by functional class and food scope.
| Jurisdiction | Class | Permitted foods | Maximum level | List |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Preservative | Crustaceans | Good Manufacturing Practice. Residue not to exceed 1.0 ppm in the edible portion of the uncooked food. | List of Permitted Preservatives |
EU FCM Substances
EU food-contact material rows and migration-limit fields.
| Jurisdiction | FCM no. | Ref no. | Substance | Use | SML | Regulation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 199 | 24073 | resorcinol diglycidyl ether | monomer/macromolecule | ND mg/kg | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 237 | 15910 | 1,3-dihydroxybenzene | monomer/macromolecule | 2,4 mg/kg | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
JECFA ADI Values
JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.
| Jurisdiction | Chemical name | JECFA no. | CAS | ADI | ADI upper | Function | Evaluation year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JECFA | 4-HEXYLRESORCINOL | - | 136-77-6 | no_data | - | ANTIOXIDANT, COLOUR_RETENTION_AGENT | 1995 |
| JECFA | RESORCINOL | 712 | - | No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent | - | FLAVOURING_AGENT | 2000 |
| JECFA | DIMETHYL RESORCINOL | - | - | no_data | - | - | 2003 |
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 Resorcinol used for in food?
Resorcinol appears in food-use rows as: FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT; Antioxidant, Colour retention agent; Preservative.
Is Resorcinol safe?
This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI 0.12 mg/kg bw/day. EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: FDA EAFUS.
What is the ADI for Resorcinol?
Resorcinol has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI 0.12 mg/kg bw/day. Source: food_substances.
Is Resorcinol also used in cosmetics?
Resorcinol has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Resorcinol Cosmetic, EU status restricted.