Food Safety Substance

Ethyl formate

Ethyl formate is a food additive with no EU additive status row found in the EU, FDA EAFUS in the US, and data from 5 regulatory sources.

CAS 109-94-4 Indexable evidence set

FDA

FDA EAFUS

ADI / TDI

ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent

Codex

0 row(s)

SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 5 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name

Ethyl formate

CAS

109-94-4

DTXSID

DTXSID6040117

PubChem CID

8025

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (7)

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	ETHYL FORMATE	26	109-94-4	0-3 mg/kg bw (1979)	3	FLAVOURING_AGENT	1996
JECFA	alpha,alpha-DIMETHYLPHENETHYL FORMATE	1654	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2007
JECFA	PHENETHYL FORMATE	988	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2002
JECFA	2-(4-METHYL-5-THIAZOLYL)ETHYL FORMATE	1751	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2007

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.

CosmeticsEthyl FormateEU 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 Ethyl formate used for in food?

Ethyl formate appears in food-use rows as: FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT.

Is Ethyl formate safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent . US/FDA evidence: FDA EAFUS.

What is the ADI for Ethyl formate?

Ethyl formate has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent . Source: food_substances.

Is Ethyl formate also used in cosmetics?

Ethyl formate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Ethyl Formate, EU status permitted.