Food Safety Substance

Acrylamide

Acrylamide 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 7 regulatory sources.

CAS 79-06-1 Indexable evidence set

FDA

No GRAS row found

ADI / TDI

ADI 10 mg/kg bw

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

Acrylamide

CAS

79-06-1

DTXSID

DTXSID5020027

PubChem CID

6579

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (8)

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	145	10630	acrylamide	monomer/macromolecule	ND mg/kg	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union	149	19990	methacrylamide	monomer/macromolecule	ND mg/kg	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union	378	21970	N-methylolmethacrylamide	monomer/macromolecule	0,05 mg/kg	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union	379	21940	N-methylolacrylamide	monomer/macromolecule	ND 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	ACRYLAMIDE	-	79-06-01	no_data	-	CONTAMINANT	2011

SOURCE ATSDR ATSDR MRL

ATSDR MRL Data

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

Jurisdiction	Chemical	Route	Duration	MRL	Critical effect	Status	Year
United States	ACRYLAMIDE	Oral	Acute	0.01 mg/kg/day	Repro	Final	2012
United States	ACRYLAMIDE	Oral	Intermediate	0.001 mg/kg/day	Neurol	Final	2012
United States	ACRYLAMIDE	Oral	Chronic	0.001 mg/kg/day	Neurol	Final	2012

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.

CosmeticsACRYLAMIDEEU status: restricted Industrial / GHSDangerHazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS), Safe Work Australia

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 Acrylamide used for in food?

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

Is Acrylamide safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI 10 mg/kg bw.

What is the ADI for Acrylamide?

Acrylamide has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI 10 mg/kg bw. Source: food_additives.

Is Acrylamide also used in cosmetics?

Acrylamide has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: ACRYLAMIDE, EU status restricted.