Food Safety Substance

Glutathione

Glutathione is a food additive with 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.

CAS 70-18-8 Indexable evidence set

FDA

At the notifier's request, FDA ceased to evaluate this notice

ADI / TDI

No ADI/TDI row found

Codex

0 row(s)

SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 4 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name

Glutathione

CAS

70-18-8

DTXSID

DTXSID6023101

PubChem CID

124886

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (6)

SOURCE EU Commission FDA | Health Canada | Codex Alimentarius

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	Novel food	-
United States	FDA	At the notifier's request, FDA ceased to evaluate this notice	GRAS notice

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	244	Glutathione	At the notifier's request, FDA ceased to evaluate this notice	Ingredient in several food categories, including meat products, at levels ranging from 5 to 300 milligrams per serving; and in milk- and soy-based infant formula at levels up to...	Scientific procedures	Kohjin Co., Ltd.
United States	293	Glutathione	FDA has no questions	Ingredient in baked goods and baking mixes, beverages and beverages bases, breakfast cereals, cheeses, chewing gum, coffee and tea, condiments and relishes, dairy product analogs...	Scientific procedures	Kohjin Co., Ltd.
United States	244	Glutathione	At the notifier's request, FDA ceased to evaluate this notice	Ingredient in several food categories, including meat products, at levels ranging from 5 to 300 milligrams per serving; and in milk- and soy-based infant formula at levels up to...	Scientific procedures	Kohjin Co., Ltd.
United States	293	Glutathione	FDA has no questions	Ingredient in baked goods and baking mixes, beverages and beverages bases, breakfast cereals, cheeses, chewing gum, coffee and tea, condiments and relishes, dairy product analogs...	Scientific procedures	Kohjin Co., Ltd.

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.

CosmeticsGlutathioneEU 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 Glutathione used for in food?

Glutathione appears in food-use rows as: Antioxidant.

Is Glutathione safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. EU status evidence: Novel food. US/FDA evidence: At the notifier's request, FDA ceased to evaluate this notice.

What is the ADI for Glutathione?

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

Is Glutathione also used in cosmetics?

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