Food Safety Substance

Mercury

Mercury is a food additive with no EU additive status row found in the EU, no FDA GRAS row found in the US, and data from 6 regulatory sources.

CAS 7439-97-6 Indexable evidence set
FDA
No GRAS row found
ADI / TDI
ADI 4 mg/kg bw
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
Mercury
CAS
7439-97-6
DTXSID
DTXSID1024172
PubChem CID
23931
Evidence tier
Indexable evidence set (6)
SOURCE JECFA JECFA ADI

JECFA ADI Values

JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.

JurisdictionChemical nameJECFA no.CASADIADI upperFunctionEvaluation year
JECFAMERCURY-7439-97-6no_data-METALS2011
JECFAMETHYLMERCURY-593-74-8no_data-METALS2007
SOURCE ATSDR ATSDR MRL

ATSDR MRL Data

ATSDR minimal-risk-level rows by route and duration.

JurisdictionChemicalRouteDurationMRLCritical effectStatusYear
United StatesMERCURYInhalationChronic0.3 ug/m3NeurolFinal2024
United StatesMERCURY, INORGANIC SALTS (MERCURIC CHLORIDE, ETC.)OralAcute0.002 mg/kg/dayRenalFinal2024
United StatesMERCURY, INORGANIC SALTS (MERCURIC CHLORIDE, ETC.)OralIntermediate0.00001 mg/kg/dayRenalFinal2024
United StatesMETHYLMERCURYOralChronic0.1 ug/kg/dayDevelopFinal2024
SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

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

CosmeticsMercury CompoundsEU status: restricted 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 Mercury used for in food?

No specific food-use/function row was found for Mercury in the rendered food-additive tables.

Is Mercury safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI 4 mg/kg bw.

What is the ADI for Mercury?

Mercury has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI 4 mg/kg bw. Source: food_additives.

Is Mercury also used in cosmetics?

Mercury has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Mercury Compounds, EU status restricted.