Food Safety Substance

1,3-Propanediol

1,3-Propanediol is a food-safety substance with no EU additive status row found in the EU, FDA has no questions in the US, and data from 7 regulatory sources.

CAS 504-63-2 Indexable evidence set

FDA

FDA has no questions

ADI / TDI

No ADI/TDI row found

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

1,3-Propanediol

CAS

504-63-2

DTXSID

DTXSID8041246

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (6)

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	302	1,3-propanediol	FDA has no questions	To be used in place of 1,2-propanediol (as specified in 21 CFR 184.1666(c)) at levels not to exceed current good manufacturing practice; maximum levels of 5 percent for alcoholic...	Scientific procedures	DuPont Tate & Lyle BioProducts
United States	302	1,3-propanediol	FDA has no questions	To be used in place of 1,2-propanediol (as specified in 21 CFR 184.1666(c)) at levels not to exceed current good manufacturing practice; maximum levels of 5 percent for alcoholic...	Scientific procedures	DuPont Tate & Lyle BioProducts

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	310	16390	2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol	monomer/macromolecule	0,05 mg/kg	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union	343	23770	1,3-propanediol	monomer/macromolecule	0,05 mg/kg	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union	774	95270	2,4,6-tris(tert-butyl)phenyl-2-butyl-2-ethyl-1,3-propanediol phosphite	additive/PPA	2 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	3-HEXYL-1,3-PROPANEDIOL ACETATE, MIXED ESTERS	-	-	no_data	-	-	2023

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.

CosmeticsPropanediolEU 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 1,3-Propanediol used for in food?

No specific food-use/function row was found for 1,3-Propanediol in the rendered food-additive tables.

Is 1,3-Propanediol safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. US/FDA evidence: FDA has no questions.

What is the ADI for 1,3-Propanediol?

No ADI row was found for 1,3-Propanediol in the rendered EFSA, food_substances, food_additives, or JECFA tables.

Is 1,3-Propanediol also used in cosmetics?

1,3-Propanediol has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Propanediol, EU status permitted.