Food Safety Substance

MethylparabenE218

Methylparaben (E218) is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, GRAS in the US, and data from 7 regulatory sources.

CAS 99-76-3 E218 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

Methylparaben

CAS

99-76-3

E-number

E218

DTXSID

DTXSID4022529

PubChem CID

7456

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (13)

SOURCE EU Commission EU Food Additives | EU Food Additives Database Reg 1333 2008

EU Food Additive Status

EU Commission food-additive listing rows from eu_food_additives.

Jurisdiction	E-number	Status	Type	Name	Note
European Union	E218	PUBLISHED	substanceFAD	Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate	-

SOURCE EU Commission EU Annex II Authorised | EU Food Additives Database Reg 1333 2008

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	E218	Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate	-	POL-FAD-IMPORT-3041	-

Conditions and restrictions

Jurisdiction	Food category	Restriction	Comment	Source
European Union	-	-	-	Regulatory source
European Union	-	-	-	Regulatory source

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	189	60200	4-hydroxybenzoic acid, methyl ester	additive/PPA	-	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I

SOURCE WHO/JECFA

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	METHYLPARABEN	-	-	no_data	-	-	1973

SOURCE Ingredient record GHS classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

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

SOURCE Cross-vertical comparison Ingredient record | GHS classifications

Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence

This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.

CosmeticsMethylparabenEU status: restricted 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 Methylparaben used for in food?

Methylparaben appears in food-use rows as: Preservative.

Is Methylparaben / E218 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 Methylparaben?

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

Is Methylparaben also used in cosmetics?

Methylparaben has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Methylparaben, EU status restricted.