Food Safety Substance

Formaldehyde

Formaldehyde is a food additive with no EU additive status row found in the EU, no FDA GRAS row found in the US, and data from 7 regulatory sources.

CAS 50-00-0 Indexable evidence set

FDA

No GRAS row found

ADI / TDI

ADI 0.15 mg/kg bw

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

Formaldehyde

CAS

50-00-0

DTXSID

DTXSID7020637

PubChem CID

712

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.

Jurisdiction	FCM no.	Ref no.	Substance	Use	SML	Regulation
European Union	2	12340	albumin, coagulated by formaldehyde	monomer/macromolecule	-	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union	98	17260	formaldehyde	additive/PPA, monomer/macromolecule	-	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union	640	54930	formaldehyde-1-naphthol, copolymer	additive/PPA	0,05 mg/kg	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	ACETYLFORMALDEHYDE	-	-	no_data	-	-	2001
JECFA	FORMALDEHYDE DIMETHYL DITHIOACETAL	-	-	no_data	-	-	2024
JECFA	THIOFORMALDEHYDE DIMETHYL ACETAL	-	-	no_data	-	-	2024

SOURCE ATSDR ATSDR MRL

ATSDR MRL Data

ATSDR minimal-risk-level rows by route and duration.

Jurisdiction	Chemical	Route	Duration	MRL	Critical effect	Status	Year
United States	FORMALDEHYDE	Inhalation	Acute	0.04 ppm	Resp	Final	1999
United States	FORMALDEHYDE	Inhalation	Intermediate	0.03 ppm	Resp	Final	1999
United States	FORMALDEHYDE	Inhalation	Chronic	0.008 ppm	Resp	Final	1999
United States	FORMALDEHYDE	Oral	Intermediate	0.3 mg/kg/day	Gastro	Final	1999
United States	FORMALDEHYDE	Oral	Chronic	0.2 mg/kg/day	Gastro	Final	1999

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.

CosmeticsFormaldehydeEU status: prohibited Industrial / GHSDangerEuropean 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 Formaldehyde used for in food?

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

Is Formaldehyde safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI 0.15 mg/kg bw.

What is the ADI for Formaldehyde?

Formaldehyde has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI 0.15 mg/kg bw. Source: food_additives.

Is Formaldehyde also used in cosmetics?

Formaldehyde has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Formaldehyde, EU status prohibited.