Food Safety Substance

Isopropanol

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

CAS 67-63-0 Indexable evidence set

FDA

FDA EAFUS

ADI / TDI

ADI 2.4 mg/kg bw/day

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

Isopropanol

CAS

67-63-0

DTXSID

DTXSID7020762

PubChem CID

3776

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (12)

SOURCE Health Canada

Health Canada Status

Health Canada food-additive permissions by functional class and food scope.

Jurisdiction	Class	Permitted foods	Maximum level	List
Canada	Carrier solvent	(a) Egg and meat marking inks	(a) Good Manufacturing Practice	List of Permitted Solvents
Canada	Extraction solvent	(b) Fish protein	(b) Residue not to exceed 1,500 ppm.	List of Permitted Solvents
Canada	Carrier solvent	(c) (Naming the flavour) flavour	(c) Good Manufacturing Practice	List of Permitted Solvents
Canada	Extraction solvent	(d) Natural extractives; Spice extracts	(d) Residue not to exceed 50 ppm.	List of Permitted Solvents
Canada	Carrier solvent	(e) Unstandardized flavouring preparations	(e) Good Manufacturing Practice	List of Permitted Solvents

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	118	23830	2-propanol	additive/PPA, monomer/macromolecule	-	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union	292	94560	triisopropanolamine	additive/PPA	5 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	ISOPROPANOL	-	-	no_data	-	-	1998
JECFA	PROPAN-2-OL	-	67-63-0	no_data	-	-	1998
JECFA	ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL	277	67-63-0	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT, CARRIER_SOLVENT, EXTRACTION_SOLVENT	1998
JECFA	ISOPROPANOL AMINE	-	-	no_data	-	-	2008

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.

CosmeticsIsopropanolEU status: permitted Industrial / GHSDangerNITE-CMC

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 Isopropanol used for in food?

Isopropanol appears in food-use rows as: FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE; Carrier solvent.

Is Isopropanol safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI 2.4 mg/kg bw/day. US/FDA evidence: FDA EAFUS.

What is the ADI for Isopropanol?

Isopropanol has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI 2.4 mg/kg bw/day. Source: food_substances.

Is Isopropanol also used in cosmetics?

Isopropanol has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Isopropanol, EU status permitted.