# Tocopherol-rich extract

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_tocopherol_rich_extract
Categories: food

> Tocopherol-rich extract. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 20/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.. Compiled from 1 published data source.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 20/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Minor concern: no hazard classifications on record.
- Rationale: EFSA OpenFoodTox genotoxicity classification: Negative. Source: EFSA ANS 2015

## Regulatory status

- EU: EFSA opinion — 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)

## 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 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 — https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4247.

## Data sources

- EFSA OpenFoodTox (updated 2026-10-04): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8120114

_Assessed by Greenveil._