Food Safety Substance
Zinc
Zinc is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, GRAS in the US, and data from 9 regulatory sources.
Substance Identity
Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.
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 | PUBLISHED | EU additive listing; Annex II entry |
| Canada | Health Canada | Listed | Yeast food |
EU Food Additive Status
EU Commission food-additive listing rows from eu_food_additives.
| Jurisdiction | E-number | Status | Type | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | E650 | PUBLISHED | substanceFAD | Zinc acetate | - |
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 | E650 | Zinc acetate | - | POL-FAD-IMPORT-3271 | - |
Health Canada Status
Health Canada food-additive permissions by functional class and food scope.
| Jurisdiction | Class | Permitted foods | Maximum level | List |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Yeast food | (a) Bacterial cultures | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Yeast Foods |
EU FCM Substances
EU food-contact material rows and migration-limit fields.
| Jurisdiction | FCM no. | Ref no. | Substance | Use | SML | Regulation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 402 | 96240 | zinc oxide | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 403 | 96320 | zinc sulphide | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 628 | 96190 | zinc hydroxide | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 751 | 81515 | poly(zinc glycerolate) | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 1046 | - | zinc oxide, nanoparticles, coated with [3-(methacryloxy)propyl] trimethoxysilane (FCM No 788) | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 1050 | - | zinc oxide, nanoparticles, uncoated | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
JECFA ADI Values
JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.
| Jurisdiction | Chemical name | JECFA no. | CAS | ADI | ADI upper | Function | Evaluation year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JECFA | ZINC | - | 7440-66-6 | no_data | - | METALS | 1982 |
ATSDR MRL Data
ATSDR minimal-risk-level rows by route and duration.
| Jurisdiction | Chemical | Route | Duration | MRL | Critical effect | Status | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | ZINC | Oral | Intermediate | 0.3 mg/kg/day | Hemato | Final | 2005 |
| United States | ZINC | Oral | Chronic | 0.3 mg/kg/day | Hemato | Final | 2005 |
Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma
Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.
Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence
This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.
Frequently Asked Questions
Food-use, safety, ADI, and cross-vertical answers mirrored into FAQPage JSON-LD.
What is Zinc used for in food?
Zinc appears in food-use rows as: Antioxidant cofactor; Yeast food.
Is Zinc safe?
This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: EFSA ADI = 0.042 mg/kg bw/day. EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: GRAS.
What is the ADI for Zinc?
Zinc has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: EFSA ADI = 0.042 mg/kg bw/day. Source: EFSA 2010.
Is Zinc also used in cosmetics?
Zinc has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: ZINC, EU status permitted.