Food Safety Substance

Vitamin B12

Vitamin B12 is a food additive with Approved in the EU, GRAS in the US, and data from 2 regulatory sources.

CAS 68-19-9 Thin evidence set
FDA
GRAS
ADI / TDI
No ADI/TDI row found
Codex
0 row(s)
SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 2 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name
Vitamin B12
CAS
68-19-9
DTXSID
DTXSID7044346
PubChem CID
165339223
Evidence tier
Thin evidence set (3)
SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.

CosmeticsCYANOCOBALAMINEU status: permitted
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 Vitamin B12 used for in food?

Vitamin B12 appears in food-use rows as: Antioxidant.

Is Vitamin B12 safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. EU status evidence: Approved. US/FDA evidence: GRAS.

What is the ADI for Vitamin B12?

No ADI row was found for Vitamin B12 in the rendered EFSA, food_substances, food_additives, or JECFA tables.

Is Vitamin B12 also used in cosmetics?

Vitamin B12 has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: CYANOCOBALAMIN, EU status permitted.