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Butyl Stearate

Low concern

Butyl stearate is permitted in food-contact applications (e.g., as a defoamer/lubricant component) under FDA indirect-additive regulations; consumer dietary exposure is expected to be low.

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What it is

Ester of stearic acid and n-butanol; a fatty-acid ester used as a lubricant, plasticizer, and emollient.

Permitted as an indirect food additive (component of food-contact materials/lubricants); not used as a direct food ingredient.

What regulators actually say

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Regulatory status

United States — FDA

Permitted as a component of food-contact materials and as an indirect food additive (e.g., under 21 CFR 178.3120 as a component of lubricants for food-processing equipment).

European Union — EFSA

Used in food-contact materials subject to EU food-contact regulations.

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