- food
- pharma
5-Aminosalicylic acid
CAS 89-57-6
Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers
51481-17-5 · 61513-32-4
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
5-Aminosalicylic acid in plain language
Also known as Mesalamine · Mesalazine · 5-Amino-2-hydroxybenzoic acid · Benzoic acid, 5-AMINO-2-HYDROXY- · Fisalamine · 2-Hydroxy-5-aminobenzoic acid
Show all 32 names
3-Carboxy-4-hydroxyaniline · 5-AMINOSALICYLSAEURE · 5-ASA · 5-Aminosalicylsaure · 5-aminosalicylic acid (mesalamine) · Apriso · Asacol · Acide 5-aminosalicylique · Aminosalicylic acid · Asacol HD · Asacolitin · Canasa · Delzicol · Iialda · Lialda · M-aminosalicylic acid · MAX-002 · Mesalazina · Mesalazinum · Mezavant XL · Pentasa · Pentacol · Rowasa · Sfrowasa · acido 5-aminosalicilico · p-Aminosalicylsaeure
We don't have a plain-language description for 5-Aminosalicylic acid yet.
Recorded functional uses: Pharmaceutical
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.
Regulation
No restrictions found. 5-Aminosalicylic acid appears in these published regulatory listings.
- Found in consumer products
- Pharma
- Food
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pharmaceutical.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pharmaceutical.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Expert safety opinions
No expert opinion on file for 5-Aminosalicylic acid. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.
JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
No JECFA evaluation on file.
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
No EFSA opinion on file.
Evidence & sources
No graded research studies for 5-Aminosalicylic acid yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
Reference links (1)
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Food use
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.
Fragrance avoidance
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.
Where it has been recorded
How often EPA CPDat has listed 5-Aminosalicylic acid in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
2
Named organisations
4
Food and drug
Typical roles
Pharmaceutical