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Dodecyl gallate

Also known as: Dodecyl gallate, E312, E 312

Is Dodecyl gallate safe? Is it banned or restricted? Below is the cited record — every claim linked to the regulator, study, or report that made it.

The charges against Dodecyl gallate

1 finding
Exhibit 01
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In its 2015 re-evaluation of dodecyl gallate (E312), the EFSA ANS Panel concluded the available database was too limited to establish an ADI or apply a margin-of-safety approach, could not reach a definitive conclusion on the presence or absence of a carcinogenic potential, and was unable to identify any NOAEL; an adequate safety assessment would require a fuller toxicological database.

EFSA could not confirm that dodecyl gallate is safe: the data were too limited to set a safe daily limit, identify a no-effect level, or rule a cancer risk in or out. A proper assessment would need more toxicology studies.

Tier 1 · RegulatoryEUEuropean Commission, DG SANTE (citing EFSA ANS Panel opinion, EFSA Journal 2015;13(5):4086)· 2017-05-30(opens source in a new tab)

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