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  "id": "https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/propylparaben",
  "slug": "propylparaben",
  "name": "Propylparaben",
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    "pubchem_cid": 7175
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  "summary": "Propylparaben is a preservative permitted in food in the United States. The European Union removed propyl and its salt from its food additive list in 2006 after re-evaluation, so this is a clear case where two regulators reached different conclusions and neither has moved.",
  "derivation_summary": "Made by reacting para-hydroxybenzoic acid with propanol. Parabens also occur naturally in some plants.",
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          "food_category": null,
          "max_level": null,
          "max_level_unit": null,
          "conditions": null,
          "effective_from": null,
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            "ref": "21 CFR 184.1670",
            "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-184.1670"
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        }
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      "jurisdiction": "CODEX",
      "jurisdiction_name": "Codex Alimentarius",
      "authority": "Codex Alimentarius Commission / JECFA",
      "status": "not_listed",
      "status_label": "Not listed",
      "note": "Does not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.",
      "provision_count": 0,
      "provisions": []
    }
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      "name": "4-Hydroxybenzoic acid propyl ester",
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      "name": "Benzoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, propyl ester",
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      "name": "Betacide P",
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    {
      "name": "Betacine P",
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      "name": "Bonomold OP",
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      "name": "Chemacide pk",
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      "name": "Chemocide pk",
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      "name": "Chemoside PK",
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    {
      "name": "EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 061203",
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    {
      "name": "FEMA No. 2951",
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    {
      "name": "Lexgard P",
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    },
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      "name": "n-Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate",
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    },
    {
      "name": "N-Propyl p-hydroxybenzoate",
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      "name": "n-propyl paraben",
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      "name": "n-PROPYL-p-HYDROXYBENZOATE",
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    {
      "name": "Nipagin P",
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    {
      "name": "Nipasol",
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    {
      "name": "Nipasol M",
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    {
      "name": "Nipasol P",
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    {
      "name": "Nipazol",
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      "name": "p-Hydroxybenzoic acid n-propyl ester",
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      "name": "p-Hydroxybenzoic propyl ester",
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      "name": "p-Hydroxypropyl benzoate",
      "type": "common",
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      "name": "p-Oxybenzoesaurepropylester",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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      "name": "Paraben p",
      "type": "common",
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    {
      "name": "Parasept",
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      "source": "pubchem"
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    {
      "name": "Paratexin p",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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    {
      "name": "Paseptol",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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    {
      "name": "PEPH",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Preserval P",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Propagin",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate",
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      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Propyl aseptoform",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Propyl Butex",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Propyl Chemosept",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Propyl chemsept",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Propyl p-hydroxybenzoate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "propyl para-hydroxybenzoate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Propyl paraben",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Propyl parahydroxybenzoate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Propyl Parasept",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Propyl-4-hydroxybenzoate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Propylester kyseliny p-hydroxybenzoove",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Propylis hydroxybenzoas",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
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      "name": "PROPYLPARABEN",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Propylparaben e216",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Propylparasept",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Protaben P",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Pulvis conservans",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Solbrol P",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
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      "name": "Tegosept P",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
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      "name": "WLN: QR DVO3",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Propylparaben",
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      "source": "ecfr"
    }
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  "hazard_reference_values": [],
  "sources": [
    {
      "key": "ecfr",
      "name": "Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21",
      "publisher": "U.S. Government Publishing Office / National Archives",
      "licence": "Public domain",
      "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-31/title-21.xml",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T18:25:51.549Z"
    }
  ],
  "citation_policy": "Cite as: Food Additive Index, \"Propylparaben\", https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/propylparaben. This site reports regulatory status and does not rate additives.",
  "generated_at": "2026-09-08T00:09:38.666Z"
}