Benzoic acid

Safety Summary

Regulatory Status

Sources

These citations are the ones recorded for the human adult context.

• EFSA ANS Panel: Re-evaluation of Benzoic Acid (E 210) — ADI 5 mg/kg bw/day; hippuric acid metabolism; GNAT glycine conjugation; benzene formation; benzyl alcohol neonatal gasping syndrome; dietary exposure (2016) REGULATORY · 2016
• FDA GRAS: Benzoic Acid — food preservative pH <4.5; antimicrobial mechanism; Whitfield's ointment; oral LD50 1700–3000 mg/kg; natural occurrence in cranberries/prunes; sodium benzoate relationship (2021) REGULATORY · 2021
• Benzoic acid | CASRN 65-85-0 | DTXSID6020143 | IRIS | US EPA, ORD REGULATORY
• identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
• where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 243) PUBCHEM
• OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
• Permissible Exposure Limits – OSHA Annotated Table Z-1 REGULATORY
• where to look CAMEO Chemicals, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 243; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
• EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID6020143 (Benzoic acid) REFERENCE
• ECHA Annex VI to CLP: the unofficial Excel table (up to and including the 23rd ATP) REGULATORY

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