Food Safety Substance
4-Aminobutanoic acid
4-Aminobutanoic acid is a food additive with Not novel food in the EU, At the notifier's request, FDA ceased to evaluate this notice in the US, and data from 4 regulatory sources.
Substance Identity
Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.
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 novel food | - |
| United States | FDA | At the notifier's request, FDA ceased to evaluate this notice | GRAS notice |
FDA GRAS Status
US FDA GRAS notice evidence from enriched and notice tables.
| Jurisdiction | GRN | Substance | FDA response | Intended use | Basis | Notifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 257 | gamma-Amino butyric acid | At the notifier's request, FDA ceased to evaluate this notice | Ingredient in beverages and beverage bases, chewing gum, ready-to-drink coffee and tea products, and candy at levels ranging from 0.04% to 4% | Scientific procedures | Pharma Foods International Co., Ltd. |
| United States | 595 | gamma-aminobutyric acid | At the notifier's request, FDA ceased to evaluate this notice | For use as an ingredient in snack bars, breakfast cereals, processed cheese, chewing gum, yogurts, hard and soft candies, chocolate, and beverages and beverage bases including... | Scientific procedures | Pharma Foods International Co., LTD. |
Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma
Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.
Frequently Asked Questions
Food-use, safety, ADI, and cross-vertical answers mirrored into FAQPage JSON-LD.
What is 4-Aminobutanoic acid used for in food?
4-Aminobutanoic acid appears in food-use rows as: amino_acid.
Is 4-Aminobutanoic acid safe?
This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. EU status evidence: Not novel food. US/FDA evidence: At the notifier's request, FDA ceased to evaluate this notice.
What is the ADI for 4-Aminobutanoic acid?
No ADI row was found for 4-Aminobutanoic acid in the rendered EFSA, food_substances, food_additives, or JECFA tables.
Is 4-Aminobutanoic acid also used in cosmetics?
4-Aminobutanoic acid has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: GABA (Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid), EU status permitted.