Food Safety Substance

Hydrocarbon waxes

Hydrocarbon waxes is a food additive with no EU additive status row found in the EU, FDA EAFUS in the US, and data from 5 regulatory sources.

CAS 8002-74-2 Indexable evidence set
FDA
FDA EAFUS
ADI / TDI
ADI WITHDRAWN
Codex
0 row(s)
SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 5 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name
Hydrocarbon waxes
CAS
8002-74-2
DTXSID
DTXSID7027673
Evidence tier
Indexable evidence set (7)
SOURCE JECFA JECFA ADI

JECFA ADI Values

JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.

JurisdictionChemical nameJECFA no.CASADIADI upperFunctionEvaluation year
JECFAHYDROCARBON WAXES--no_data---
JECFAPARAFFIN WAX-8002-74-2WITHDRAWN-ANTIFOAMING_AGENT, BULKING_AGENT, CHEWING_GUM_BASE_COMPOUND, GLAZING_AGENT1995
SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

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

CosmeticsCandelilla WaxEU 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 Hydrocarbon waxes used for in food?

Hydrocarbon waxes appears in food-use rows as: FLAVOR ENHANCER, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER.

Is Hydrocarbon waxes safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI WITHDRAWN . US/FDA evidence: FDA EAFUS.

What is the ADI for Hydrocarbon waxes?

Hydrocarbon waxes has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI WITHDRAWN . Source: food_substances.

Is Hydrocarbon waxes also used in cosmetics?

Hydrocarbon waxes has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Candelilla Wax, EU status permitted.