Food Safety Substance

4-Hydroxybenzoic acid

4-Hydroxybenzoic acid is a food additive with no EU additive status row found in the EU, FDA EAFUS in the US, and data from 6 regulatory sources.

CAS 99-96-7 Indexable evidence set

FDA

FDA EAFUS

ADI / TDI

EFSA ADI = 0.064 mg/kg bw/day

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

4-Hydroxybenzoic acid

CAS

99-96-7

DTXSID

DTXSID3026647

PubChem CID

135

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (11)

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	173	60240	4-hydroxybenzoic acid, propyl ester	additive/PPA	-	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union	189	60200	4-hydroxybenzoic acid, methyl ester	additive/PPA	-	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union	190	18880	p-hydroxybenzoic acid	monomer/macromolecule	-	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union	287	60160	4-hydroxybenzoic acid, ethyl ester	additive/PPA	-	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union	478	60180	4-hydroxybenzoic acid, isopropyl ester	additive/PPA	-	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union	480	46790	3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoic acid, 2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl ester	additive/PPA	-	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union	721	46800	3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoic acid, hexadecyl ester	additive/PPA	-	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	4-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID	957	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	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.

Cosmetics4-Hydroxybenzoic AcidEU status: restricted Industrial / GHSWarningEuropean 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 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid used for in food?

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

Is 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: EFSA ADI = 0.064 mg/kg bw/day. US/FDA evidence: FDA EAFUS.

What is the ADI for 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid?

4-Hydroxybenzoic acid has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: EFSA ADI = 0.064 mg/kg bw/day. Source: EFSA 2018.

Is 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid also used in cosmetics?

4-Hydroxybenzoic acid has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: 4-Hydroxybenzoic Acid, EU status restricted.