Food Safety Substance

1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, dibutyl ester

1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, dibutyl ester 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 84-74-2 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 | 6 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name

1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, dibutyl ester

CAS

84-74-2

DTXSID

DTXSID2021781

PubChem CID

3026

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	157	74880	phthalic acid, dibutyl ester (‘DBP’)	additive/PPA	0,12 mg/kg	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I

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	DI-N-BUTYL PHTHALATE	Oral	Acute	0.5 mg/kg/day	Develop	Final	2001

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.

CosmeticsDibutyl Phthalate (DBP)EU status: prohibited 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 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, dibutyl ester used for in food?

No specific food-use/function row was found for 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, dibutyl ester in the rendered food-additive tables.

Is 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, dibutyl ester 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 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, dibutyl ester?

1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, dibutyl ester has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI 10 mg/kg bw. Source: food_additives.

Is 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, dibutyl ester also used in cosmetics?

1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, dibutyl ester has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP), EU status prohibited.