Food Safety Substance

Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoateE214

Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate (E214) is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, GRAS in the US, and data from 7 regulatory sources.

CAS 120-47-8 E214 preservative Indexable evidence set

FDA

GRAS

ADI / TDI

ADI 10 mg/kg bw

Codex

0 row(s)

SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 7 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name

Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate

CAS

120-47-8

E-number

E214

Food category

preservative

PubChem CID

8434

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (13)

SOURCE 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	E215	PUBLISHED	substanceFAD	Sodium ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate	-
European Union	E218	PUBLISHED	substanceFAD	Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate	-
European Union	E219	PUBLISHED	substanceFAD	Sodium methyl p-hydroxybenzoate	-
European Union	E214	PUBLISHED	substanceFAD	Ethyl-p-hydroxybenzoate	-

SOURCE 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	E214	Ethyl-p-hydroxybenzoate	-	POL-FAD-IMPORT-3038	-
European Union	E215	Sodium ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate	-	POL-FAD-IMPORT-3040	-
European Union	E218	Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate	-	POL-FAD-IMPORT-3041	-
European Union	E219	Sodium methyl p-hydroxybenzoate	-	POL-FAD-IMPORT-3042	-

Conditions and restrictions

Jurisdiction	Food category	Restriction	Comment	Source
European Union	-	-	-	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	-	-	-	EU Food Additives Database

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	287	60160	4-hydroxybenzoic acid, ethyl 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	METHYL p-HYDROXYBENZOATE	-	99-76-3	0-10 mg/kg bw	10	PRESERVATIVE	1973
JECFA	ETHYL p-HYDROXYBENZOATE	-	120-47-8	0-10 mg/kg bw	10	PRESERVATIVE	1973

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.

CosmeticsEthylparabenEU status: restricted Industrial / GHSGHS row foundHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

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 Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate used for in food?

Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate appears in food-use rows as: Preservative.

Is Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate / E214 safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI 10 mg/kg bw. EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: GRAS.

What is the ADI for Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate?

Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI 10 mg/kg bw. Source: EFSA.

Is Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate also used in cosmetics?

Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Ethylparaben, EU status restricted.