Food Safety Substance

Octadecanoic acidE570

Octadecanoic acid (E570) is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, GRAS in the US, and data from 6 regulatory sources.

CAS 57-11-4 E570 Indexable evidence set

FDA

GRAS

ADI / TDI

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

Octadecanoic acid

CAS

57-11-4

E-number

E570

DTXSID

DTXSID8021642

PubChem CID

5281

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (11)

SOURCE EU Commission EU Food Additives | EU Food Additives Database

EU Food Additive Status

EU Commission food-additive listing rows from eu_food_additives.

Jurisdiction	E-number	Status	Type	Name	Note
European Union	E570	PUBLISHED	substanceFAD	Fatty acids	-

SOURCE EU Commission EU Annex II Authorised | EU Food Additives Database

EU Annex II Authorised Uses

Authorised additive rows and use conditions from EU Annex II tables.

Jurisdiction	E-number	Name	INS	Policy item	Note
European Union	E570	Fatty acids	-	POL-FAD-IMPORT-3243	-

Conditions and restrictions

Jurisdiction	Food category	Restriction	Comment	Source
European Union	-	-	-	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	-	-	-	EU Food Additives Database

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	106	24550	stearic acid	additive/PPA, monomer/macromolecule	-	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I

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.

CosmeticsStearic AcidEU status: permitted 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 Octadecanoic acid used for in food?

Octadecanoic acid appears in food-use rows as: emulsifier|stabilizer.

Is Octadecanoic acid / E570 safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent . EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: GRAS.

What is the ADI for Octadecanoic acid?

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

Is Octadecanoic acid also used in cosmetics?

Octadecanoic acid has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Stearic Acid, EU status permitted.