Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies.
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
How we scored this
The concern value reflects this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from the published classifications and regulatory status below — not the safety of a product it appears in. A score near 40 is the baseline for ingredients with no specific signal (water scores 40 by design), so a mid-range value is not a safety verdict.
Concern score 5/100 · limited confidence.
Where it appears
Prevalence of 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
4
Brands
6
Laboratory supplies
Typical roles
Flavouring and nutrientFragrancePreservative
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.
Linked research
Primary documents currently linked to this ingredient record.
No linked research documents are attached to this ingredient yet.
Extracted claims
Structured claim signals pulled from linked ingredient research.
No extracted claims are attached to this ingredient yet.
Regulatory status
Published jurisdiction-level classifications and regulatory designations for this ingredient.
US
EPA
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative, Fragrance, Flavouring and nutrient.
Effective: February 8, 2019View source →
US
FDA
openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
Effective: 2026-05-24View source →