Food Safety Substance

Carbon blackE152

Carbon black (E152) is a food additive with Not approved in the EU, Not approved in the US, and data from 7 regulatory sources.

CAS 1333-86-4 E152 Indexable evidence set

FDA

Not approved

ADI / TDI

JECFA ADI DECISION POSTPONED

Codex

0 row(s)

SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 7 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name

Carbon black

CAS

1333-86-4

E-number

E152

DTXSID

DTXSID7051216

PubChem CID

5462310

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (12)

SOURCE EU Commission FDA | Health Canada | Codex Alimentarius

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	Not approved	-
Canada	Health Canada	Listed	Food Colours

SOURCE Health Canada

Health Canada Status

Health Canada food-additive permissions by functional class and food scope.

Jurisdiction	Class	Permitted foods	Maximum level	List
Canada	Food Colours	(a) Apple and (naming the fruit or fruits) jam; Bread; Butter; Concentrated (naming the fruit) juice, except frozen concentrated orange juice; Fig marmalade with pectin; Fish roe (caviar); Ice cream mix; Ice milk mix;...	(a) Good Manufacturing Practice	List of Permitted Food Colours
Canada	Food Colours	(b) Blend of prepared fish and prepared meat as set out in paragraph 18.1.3(g) of Volume 18 of the Food Compositional Standards Document	(b) Good Manufacturing Practice	List of Permitted Food Colours
Canada	Food Colours	(b.1) (Naming the flavour) essence; (Naming the flavour) extract; (Naming the flavour) flavour	(b.1) Good Manufacturing Practice	List of Permitted Food Colours
Canada	Food Colours	(c) Unstandardized foods	(c) Good Manufacturing Practice	List of Permitted Food Colours

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	411	42080	carbon black	additive/PPA	-	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I

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	CARBON BLACK (VEGETABLE SOURCES)	-	-	no_data	-	-	1987
JECFA	CARBON BLACKS	-	1333-86-4	DECISION POSTPONED	-	COLOUR	1977
JECFA	CARBON BLACK (HYDROCARBON sources)	-	1333-86-4	NO ADI ALLOCATED	-	COLOUR	1987

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.

CosmeticsCarbon BlackEU status: restricted Industrial / GHSDangerNITE-CMC

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 Carbon black used for in food?

Carbon black appears in food-use rows as: Food colorant; Food Colours.

Is Carbon black / E152 safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: JECFA ADI DECISION POSTPONED. EU status evidence: Not approved. US/FDA evidence: Not approved.

What is the ADI for Carbon black?

Carbon black has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: JECFA ADI DECISION POSTPONED. Source: JECFA 1977.

Is Carbon black also used in cosmetics?

Carbon black has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Carbon Black, EU status restricted.