Food Safety Substance
Rosin
Rosin is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, Notice does not provide a basis for a GRAS determination in the US, and data from 10 regulatory sources.
CAS 8050-09-7
Indexable evidence set
FDA
Notice does not provide a basis for a GRAS determination
ADI / TDI
EFSA ADI = 12.5 mg/kg bw/day
Codex
11 row(s)
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D1 identity resolution
e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 10 matched regulatory source group(s)
Substance Identity
Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.
Substance name
Rosin
CAS
8050-09-7
DTXSID
DTXSID7027702
Evidence tier
Indexable evidence set (16)
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 | PUBLISHED | EU additive listing; Annex II entry |
| United States | FDA | Notice does not provide a basis for a GRAS determination | GRAS notice |
| Canada | Health Canada | Listed | Density adjusting agent |
| Codex | Codex Alimentarius | Listed | Colour |
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EU Commission
EU Food Additives | EU Food Additives Database
EU Food Additive Status
EU Commission food-additive listing rows from eu_food_additives.
| Jurisdiction | E-number | Status | Type | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | E127 | PUBLISHED | substanceFAD | Erythrosine | - |
| European Union | E445 | PUBLISHED | substanceFAD | Glycerol esters of wood rosins | - |
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EU Commission
EU Annex II Authorised | EU Food Additives Database
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 | E127 | Erythrosine | - | POL-FAD-IMPORT-2994 | - |
| European Union | E445 | Glycerol esters of wood rosins | - | POL-FAD-IMPORT-3160 | - |
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Codex Alimentarius
Codex GSFA
Codex GSFA Status
Codex Alimentarius GSFA permissions and maximum-use rows.
| Jurisdiction | INS / E-number | Function | Food category | Max level | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codex | 127 | Colour | 04.1.2.4 Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit | 200 mg/kg | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for certain canned citrus fruits (CXS 254-2007).; Excluding products conforming to the Standard for canned applesauce (CXS 17-1981).;... |
| Codex | 127 | Colour | 04.1.2.7 Candied fruit | 200 mg/kg | For use in cocktail cherries and candied cherries only. |
| Codex | 127 | Colour | 04.2.2.7 Fermented vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera) and seaweed products, excluding fermented soybean products of food categories 06.8.6, 06.8.7, 12.9.1, 12.9.2.1 and 12.9.2.3 | 30 mg/kg | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Gochujang (CXS 294-2009). |
| Codex | 127 | Colour | 05.3 Chewing gum | 50 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 127 | Colour | 05.4 Decorations (e.g. for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces | 100 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 127 | Colour | 08.2 Processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts | 30 mg/kg | For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only.; Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Cooked Cured Ham (CODEX STAN 96-1981).; For... |
| Codex | 127 | Colour | 08.3 Processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products | 30 mg/kg | For use in decoration, stamping, marking or branding the product only.; For use in products conforming to the Standard for Luncheon Meat (CODEX STAN 89-1981) and Cooked Cured... |
| Codex | 127 | Colour | 12.6.2 Non-emulsified sauces (e.g. ketchup, cheese sauce, cream sauce, brown gravy) | 50 mg/kg | For use only in products conforming to the Standard for Chili Sauce (CXS 306-2011). |
| Codex | 445(iii) | Emulsifier; Stabilizer | 04.1.1.2 Surface-treated fresh fruit | 110 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 445(iii) | Emulsifier; Stabilizer | 04.2.1.2 Surface-treated fresh vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweeds, and nuts and seeds | 110 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 445(iii) | Emulsifier; Stabilizer | 14.1.4 Water-based flavoured drinks, including sport, energy, or electrolyte drinks and particulated drinks | 150 mg/kg | - |
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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 | 108 | Glycerol ester of gum rosin | Notice does not provide a basis for a GRAS determination | Use in citrus oils that are added to beverages to increase the density of the citrus oil and to act as an emulsifier at a maximum level of 100 parts per million | Scientific procedures | T&R Chemicals, Inc. |
| United States | 108 | Glycerol ester of gum rosin | Notice does not provide a basis for a GRAS determination | Use in citrus oils that are added to beverages to increase the density of the citrus oil and to act as an emulsifier at a maximum level of 100 parts per million | Scientific procedures | T&R Chemicals, Inc. |
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Health Canada
Health Canada Status
Health Canada food-additive permissions by functional class and food scope.
| Jurisdiction | Class | Permitted foods | Maximum level | List |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Density adjusting agent | - | If used singly, the total amount not to exceed 100 ppm. If used in combination with glycerol ester of tall oil rosin or glycerol ester of wood rosin, or both, the total combined amount not to exceed 100 ppm. | List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Purposes of Use |
| Canada | Density adjusting agent | - | If used singly, the total amount not to exceed 100 ppm. If used in combination with glycerol ester of gum rosin or glycerol ester of wood rosin, or both, the total combined amount not to exceed 100 ppm. | List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Purposes of Use |
| Canada | Density adjusting agent | - | If used singly, the total amount not to exceed 100 ppm. If used in combination with glycerol ester of gum rosin or glycerol ester of tall oil rosin, or both, the total combined amount not to exceed 100 ppm. | List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Purposes of Use |
| Canada | Food Colours | (a) Apple and (naming the fruit or fruits) jam; Fig marmalade with pectin; (Naming the fruit or fruits) jam with pectin; (Naming the fruit or fruits) jelly with pectin; Pineapple marmalade with pectin; Rhubarb and... | (a) If used singly, the amount not to exceed 300 ppm. If used in any combination with allura red, amaranth, brilliant blue FCF, fast green FCF, indigotine, sunset yellow FCF or tartrazine, the total combined amount not to exceed 300 ppm, provided that the amount of brilliant blue FCF or fast green FCF, or both, does not exceed 100 ppm. | List of Permitted Food Colours |
| Canada | Food Colours | (b) Blend of prepared fish and prepared meat as set out in paragraph 18.1.3(g) of Volume 18 of the Food Compositional Standards Document | (b) If used singly, the amount not to exceed 300 ppm. If used in any combination with allura red, brilliant blue FCF, fast green FCF, indigotine, sunset yellow FCF or tartrazine, the total combined amount not to exceed 300 ppm, provided that the amount of brilliant blue FCF or fast green FCF, or both, does not exceed 100 ppm. | List of Permitted Food Colours |
| Canada | Food Colours | (c) Bread; Butter; Fish roe (caviar); Icing sugar; Lobster paste; Pickles and relishes; Tomato catsup | (c) If used singly, the amount not to exceed 300 ppm. If used in any combination with allura red, brilliant blue FCF, fast green FCF, indigotine, sunset yellow FCF or tartrazine, the total combined amount not to exceed 300 ppm, provided that the amount of brilliant blue FCF or fast green FCF, or both, does not exceed 100 ppm. | List of Permitted Food Colours |
| Canada | Food Colours | (d) Canned fruit cocktail; Canned red (naming the variety) cherries; Canned strawberries | (d) If used singly, the amount not to exceed 35 ppm. If used in any combination with allura red, brilliant blue FCF, fast green FCF, indigotine, sunset yellow FCF or tartrazine, the total combined amount not to exceed 300 ppm, provided that the amount of erythrosine does not exceed 35 ppm and the amount of brilliant blue FCF or fast green FCF, or both, does not exceed 100 ppm. | List of Permitted Food Colours |
| Canada | Food Colours | (d.1) (Naming the flavour) essence; (Naming the flavour) extract; (Naming the flavour) flavour | (d.1) Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Food Colours |
| Canada | Food Colours | (e) Concentrated (naming the fruit) juice, except frozen concentrated orange juice | (e) If used singly, the amount not to exceed 300 ppm in the juice as consumed. If used in any combination with allura red, brilliant blue FCF, fast green FCF, indigotine, sunset yellow FCF or tartrazine, the total combined amount not to exceed 300 ppm in the juice as consumed, provided that the amount of brilliant blue FCF or fast green FCF, or both, does not exceed 100 ppm. | List of Permitted Food Colours |
| Canada | Food Colours | (f) Ice cream mix | (f) If used singly, the amount not to exceed 300 ppm in the ice cream. If used in any combination with allura red, brilliant blue FCF, fast green FCF, indigotine, sunset yellow FCF or tartrazine, the total combined amount not to exceed 300 ppm in the ice cream, provided that the amount of brilliant blue FCF or fast green FCF, or both, does not exceed 100 ppm. | List of Permitted Food Colours |
| Canada | Food Colours | (g) Ice milk mix | (g) If used singly, the amount not to exceed 300 ppm in the ice milk. If used in any combination with allura red, brilliant blue FCF, fast green FCF, indigotine, sunset yellow FCF or tartrazine, the total combined amount not to exceed 300 ppm in the ice milk, provided that the amount of brilliant blue FCF or fast green FCF, or both, does not exceed 100 ppm. | List of Permitted Food Colours |
| Canada | Food Colours | (h) Liqueur; (Naming the flavour) milk; (Naming the flavour) partly skimmed milk; (Naming the flavour) partly skimmed milk with added milk solids; (Naming the flavour) skim milk; (Naming the flavour) skim milk with... | (h) If used singly, the amount not to exceed 300 ppm. If used in any combination with allura red, brilliant blue FCF, fast green FCF, indigotine, sunset yellow FCF or tartrazine, the total combined amount not to exceed 300 ppm, provided that the amount of brilliant blue FCF or fast green FCF, or both, does not exceed 100 ppm. | List of Permitted Food Colours |
| Canada | Food Colours | (i) Maraschino cherries | (i) 200 ppm | List of Permitted Food Colours |
| Canada | Food Colours | (j) Unstandardized foods | (j) If used singly, the amount not to exceed 300 ppm. If used in any combination with allura red, brilliant blue FCF, fast green FCF, indigotine, sunset yellow FCF or tartrazine, the total combined amount not to exceed 300 ppm, provided that the amount of brilliant blue FCF or fast green FCF, or both, does not exceed 100 ppm. | List of Permitted Food Colours |
| Canada | Food enzyme | (Naming the variety) cheese; Cottage cheese; Cream cheese; Cream cheese with (naming the added ingredients) | Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Food Enzymes |
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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 | 535 | 24100 | rosin | additive/PPA, monomer/macromolecule | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 536 | 84320 | rosin, hydrogenated, ester with methanol | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 537 | 84080 | rosin, ester with pentaerythritol | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 538 | 84000 | rosin, ester with glycerol | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 539 | 24160 | rosin tall oil | monomer/macromolecule | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 714 | 84400 | rosin, hydrogenated, ester with pentaerythritol | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 717 | 84210 | rosin, hydrogenated | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 718 | 84240 | rosin, hydrogenated, ester with glycerol | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 741 | 24070 | resin acids and rosin acids | additive/PPA, monomer/macromolecule | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
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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 | L-TYROSINE | 1434 | - | No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent | - | FLAVOURING_AGENT | 2004 |
| JECFA | ERYTHROSINE | - | 16423-68-0 | 0-0.1 mg/kg bw | 0.1 | COLOUR | 2018 |
| JECFA | GLYCEROL ESTER of TALL OIL ROSIN (GETOR) | - | - | no_data | - | EMULSIFIER | 2013 |
| JECFA | GLYCEROL ESTER of WOOD ROSIN | - | - | 0-25 mg/kg bw | 25 | ADJUVANT, BULKING_AGENT, CHEWING_GUM_BASE_COMPOUND, EMULSIFIER, STABILIZER | 2018 |
| JECFA | GLYCEROL ESTER of GUM ROSIN (GEGR) | - | - | 0-25 | 25 | EMULSIFIER | 2015 |
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ingredients
ghs classifications
Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma
Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.
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Cross-vertical comparison
ingredients | ghs classifications
Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence
This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.
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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 Rosin used for in food?
Rosin appears in food-use rows as: COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT; Colour; Density adjusting agent.
Is Rosin safe?
This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: EFSA ADI = 12.5 mg/kg bw/day. EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: Notice does not provide a basis for a GRAS determination.
What is the ADI for Rosin?
Rosin has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: EFSA ADI = 12.5 mg/kg bw/day. Source: EFSA ANS 2018.
Is Rosin also used in cosmetics?
Rosin has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Rosin, EU status permitted.