Food Safety Substance

Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate is a food additive with no EU additive status row found in the EU, no FDA GRAS row found in the US, and data from 6 regulatory sources.

CAS 117-81-7 Indexable evidence set

FDA

No GRAS row found

ADI / TDI

ADI 50 mg/kg bw

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

Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

CAS

117-81-7

DTXSID

DTXSID5020607

PubChem CID

8343

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (8)

SOURCE EU Commission EU Food Contact Materials

EU FCM Substances

EU food-contact material rows and migration-limit fields.

Jurisdiction	FCM no.	Ref no.	Substance	Use	SML	Regulation
European Union	283	74640	phthalic acid, bis(2-ethylhexyl) ester (‘DEHP’)	additive/PPA	0,6 mg/kg	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I

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	DI(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE (DEHP)	Inhalation	Intermediate	0.2 ppb	Develop	Final	2022
United States	DI(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE (DEHP)	Oral	Acute	3 ug/kg/day	Develop	Final	2022
United States	DI(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE (DEHP)	Oral	Intermediate	0.1 ug/kg/day	Develop	Final	2022

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.

CosmeticsDiethylhexyl Phthalate (DEHP)EU status: prohibited Industrial / GHSWarningHazardous 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 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate used for in food?

No specific food-use/function row was found for Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in the rendered food-additive tables.

Is Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI 50 mg/kg bw.

What is the ADI for Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate?

Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI 50 mg/kg bw. Source: food_additives.

Is Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate also used in cosmetics?

Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Diethylhexyl Phthalate (DEHP), EU status prohibited.