# Retinyl acetate

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid501377883
Categories: food
Identifier: 64536-04-5

> Retinyl acetate. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.. Compiled from 2 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record.
- Rationale: EFSA OpenFoodTox genotoxicity classification: No data. Source: EFSA FEEDAP 2013

## Regulatory status

- EU: EFSA opinion — Scientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of vitamin A (retinyl acetate, retinyl palmitate and retinyl propionate) as a feed additive for all animal species and categories (EFSA FEEDAP)

## Expert safety opinions

- JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives): no opinion on file.
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority): Scientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of vitamin A (retinyl acetate, retinyl palmitate and retinyl propionate) as a feed additive for all animal species and categories (EFSA FEEDAP) — 2013 — https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2013.3037.

## Data sources

- EFSA OpenFoodTox (updated 2026-10-02): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8120114
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566

_Assessed by Greenveil._