Food Safety Substance

Ethyl salicylate

Ethyl salicylate 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 118-61-6 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 salicylate

CAS

118-61-6

DTXSID

DTXSID1021958

PubChem CID

8365

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	METHYL SALICYLATE METHYL ETHER	-	-	no_data	-	-	2001
JECFA	DIMETHYL SALICYLATE	-	-	no_data	-	-	2001
JECFA	2-PHENYLETHYL SALICYLATE	-	-	no_data	-	-	2001
JECFA	PHENETHYL SALICYLATE	905	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2001
JECFA	ETHYL SALICYLATE	900	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2001
JECFA	METHYL SALICYLATE	899	119-36-8	0-0.5 mg/kg bw (1967)	0.5	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2001

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 SalicylateEU status: restricted Industrial / GHSWarningEuropean Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

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 salicylate used for in food?

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

Is Ethyl salicylate 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 salicylate?

Ethyl salicylate 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 salicylate also used in cosmetics?

Ethyl salicylate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Ethyl Salicylate, EU status restricted.