Food Safety Substance

Zinc oxide

Zinc oxide is a food additive with Not listed as food color in the EU, Not listed as food color in the US, and data from 5 regulatory sources.

CAS 1314-13-2 Indexable evidence set
FDA
Not listed as food color
ADI / TDI
No ADI/TDI row found
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
Zinc oxide
CAS
1314-13-2
DTXSID
DTXSID7035016
PubChem CID
3007857
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.

JurisdictionFCM no.Ref no.SubstanceUseSMLRegulation
European Union40296240zinc oxideadditive/PPA-Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union1046-zinc oxide, nanoparticles, coated with [3-(methacryloxy)propyl] trimethoxysilane (FCM No 788)additive/PPA-Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union1050-zinc oxide, nanoparticles, uncoatedadditive/PPA-Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.

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 Zinc oxide used for in food?

Zinc oxide appears in food-use rows as: Food colorant.

Is Zinc oxide safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. EU status evidence: Not listed as food color. US/FDA evidence: Not listed as food color.

What is the ADI for Zinc oxide?

No ADI row was found for Zinc oxide in the rendered EFSA, food_substances, food_additives, or JECFA tables.

Is Zinc oxide also used in cosmetics?

Zinc oxide has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Zinc Oxide, EU status restricted.