Food Safety Substance

Ethanolamine

Ethanolamine is a food additive with no EU additive status row found in the EU, FDA EAFUS in the US, and data from 6 regulatory sources.

CAS 141-43-5 Indexable evidence set

FDA

FDA EAFUS

ADI / TDI

JECFA 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 | 6 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name

Ethanolamine

CAS

141-43-5

DTXSID

DTXSID6022000

PubChem CID

700

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (11)

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	262	35284	N-(2-aminoethyl)ethanolamine	additive/PPA	0,05 mg/kg	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union	326	12763	2-aminoethanol	additive/PPA, monomer/macromolecule	0,05 mg/kg	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union	793	94000	triethanolamine	additive/PPA	-	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union	1080	-	(triethanolamine-perchlorate, sodium salt) dimer	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	N-GLUCONYL ETHANOLAMINE	1772	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2007
JECFA	N-GLUCONYL ETHANOLAMINE PHOSPHATE	1773	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2007
JECFA	N-LACTOYL ETHANOLAMINE	1774	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2007
JECFA	N-LACTOYL ETHANOLAMINE PHOSPHATE	1775	-	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.

CosmeticsMonoethanolamine (MEA)EU status: restricted 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 Ethanolamine used for in food?

Ethanolamine appears in food-use rows as: WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT.

Is Ethanolamine safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: JECFA 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 Ethanolamine?

Ethanolamine has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: JECFA ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent. Source: JECFA 2007.

Is Ethanolamine also used in cosmetics?

Ethanolamine has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Monoethanolamine (MEA), EU status restricted.