Benzaldehyde (almond flavor; bitter almond oil)

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Regulatory Status

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• Benzaldehyde CAS 100-52-7 C7H6O FL05.007 FEMA 2127 Almond Marzipan Cherry Flavor; FDA GRAS 21 CFR 182.60 Synthetic Flavoring; EFSA 2013 EFSA Journal 11(10):3382 No Safety Concern EDI 0.05-0.14 mg/person/day; JECFA No Safety Concern Estimated Dietary Intake Phenylethyl Group ADI; Amygdalin Bitter Almond Beta-Glucosidase Mandelonitrile Hydroxynitrile Lyase HCN + Benzaldehyde Plant Defense NOT Present in Synthetic Benzaldehyde; FFPA Free From Prussic Acid Refined Bitter Almond Oil Commercial; Toluene Liquid-Phase Oxidation Benzyl Chloride Hydrolysis Commercial Production No Cyanide; Metabolism Benzaldehyde Benzyl Alcohol Benzoic Acid Hippuric Acid Glycine Conjugation; Bitter Almonds Prunus amygdalus var. amara Amygdalin B17 Pseudonutrient Laetrile Controversy; Marzipan Amaretto Cherry Cola Maraschino Bakewell Tart Applications REGULATORY · 2013
• 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 240) PUBCHEM
• Computational Toxicology and Exposure APIs: Data Domains (EPA CCTE) REGULATORY
• CompTox Chemicals Dashboard: Release Notes (EPA) REGULATORY
• Benzaldehyde; CASRN 100-52-7: IRIS Chemical Assessment Summary ASSESSMENT
• EPA ToxRefDB 3.0 point-of-departure release (pod.csv) DATABASE
• PubChem computed properties for CID 240 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
• IFRA Standard: Benzaldehyde REGULATORY
• Consolidated TEXT: 32009R1223 — EN — 18.05.2026 (Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, cosmetic products) REGULATORY
• OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
• where to look CAMEO Chemicals, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 240; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
• where to look Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 240; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
• EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID8039241 (Benzaldehyde (almond flavor; bitter almond oil)) REFERENCE
• ECHA Annex VI to CLP: the unofficial Excel table (up to and including the 23rd ATP) REGULATORY
• PubChem computed structure descriptors for CID 240 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026

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