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Tocopherol-rich extract

E306 · 20/100 · High conf.

Concern score

20/100Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence

Tocopherol-rich extract in plain language

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Tocopherol-rich extract yet.

Is it a concern?
Minor concern: no hazard classifications on record.

As a food additive

E-number
E306
Used in food as
  • Antioxidant
EU safety status

EFSA re-evaluated E306 in 2015: no safety concern at authorised uses.

It never counts as an additive of concern in a product’s food rating.

  • EFSA Journal 2015;13(9):4247 — Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of tocopherol-rich extract (E 306), α-tocopherol (E 307), γ-tocopherol (E 308) and δ-tocopherol (E 309) as food additives

Why it's flagged

EFSA OpenFoodTox genotoxicity classification: Negative. Source: EFSA ANS 2015

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Tocopherol-rich extract appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUEFSAEFSA opinionScientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of tocopherol-rich extract (E 306), alpha-tocopherol (E 307), gamma-tocopherol (E 308) and delta-tocopherol (E 309) as food additives (EFSA ANS)
    • Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of tocopherol-rich extract (E 306), alpha-tocopherol (E 307), gamma-tocopherol (E 308) and delta-tocopherol (E 309) as food additives (EFSA ANS)Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

    No JECFA evaluation on file.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    • Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of tocopherol-rich extract (E 306), alpha-tocopherol (E 307), gamma-tocopherol (E 308) and delta-tocopherol (E 309) as food additives (EFSA ANS)

      2015 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Tocopherol-rich extract yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

1 data source

Where this comes from

  • EFSA OpenFoodTox

    regulatory · updated 2026-10-04

    Open →

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

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.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.