Food Safety Substance

4-Butyrolactone

4-Butyrolactone is a food additive with no EU additive status row found in the EU, FDA EAFUS in the US, and data from 4 regulatory sources.

CAS 96-48-0 Indexable evidence set
FDA
FDA EAFUS
ADI / TDI
No ADI/TDI row found
Codex
0 row(s)
SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 4 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name
4-Butyrolactone
CAS
96-48-0
DTXSID
DTXSID6020224
PubChem CID
7302
Evidence tier
Indexable evidence set (6)
SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

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

CosmeticsButyrolactone (γ-Butyrolactone / GBL)EU status: permitted Industrial / GHSWarningNITE-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 4-Butyrolactone used for in food?

4-Butyrolactone appears in food-use rows as: FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT.

Is 4-Butyrolactone safe?

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

What is the ADI for 4-Butyrolactone?

No ADI row was found for 4-Butyrolactone in the rendered EFSA, food_substances, food_additives, or JECFA tables.

Is 4-Butyrolactone also used in cosmetics?

4-Butyrolactone has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Butyrolactone (γ-Butyrolactone / GBL), EU status permitted.