Food Safety Substance

Shea butter

Shea butter is a food additive with Approved - food use (in chocolate/confections) in the EU, At the notifier's request, FDA ceased to evaluate this notice in the US, and data from 3 regulatory sources.

CAS 194043-92-0 Thin evidence set

FDA

At the notifier's request, FDA ceased to evaluate this notice

ADI / TDI

No ADI/TDI row found

Codex

0 row(s)

SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 3 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name

Shea butter

CAS

194043-92-0

DTXSID

DTXSID10893021

Evidence tier

Thin evidence set (4)

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	Approved - food use (in chocolate/confections)	-
United States	FDA	At the notifier's request, FDA ceased to evaluate this notice	GRAS notice

SOURCE FDA FDA GRAS

FDA GRAS Status

US FDA GRAS notice evidence from enriched and notice tables.

Jurisdiction	GRN	Substance	FDA response	Intended use	Basis	Notifier
United States	892	Refined shea butter	At the notifier's request, FDA ceased to evaluate this notice	Intended for use as replacement or partial replacement for vegetable and animal fats in baked goods and baking mixes; beverages and beverage bases, non-alcoholic; breakfast...	Scientific procedures	AAK USA Inc.
United States	892	Refined shea butter	At the notifier's request, FDA ceased to evaluate this notice (in PDF)	Intended for use as replacement or partial replacement for vegetable and animal fats in baked goods and baking mixes; beverages and beverage bases, non-alcoholic; breakfast...	Scientific procedures	AAK USA Inc.

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.

CosmeticsShea Butter (Butyrospermum Parkii Butter)EU status: permitted Industrial / GHSGHS row foundEuropean 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 Shea butter used for in food?

No specific food-use/function row was found for Shea butter in the rendered food-additive tables.

Is Shea butter safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. EU status evidence: Approved - food use (in chocolate/confections). US/FDA evidence: At the notifier's request, FDA ceased to evaluate this notice.

What is the ADI for Shea butter?

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

Is Shea butter also used in cosmetics?

Shea butter has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Shea Butter (Butyrospermum Parkii Butter), EU status permitted.