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Vitamin E

40/100 · High conf.

Concern score

40/100Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence

Vitamin E in plain language

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Vitamin E yet.

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

Why it's flagged

EFSA OpenFoodTox genotoxicity classification: No data. Source: EFSA AFC 2008

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. Vitamin E appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUEFSAEFSA opinion6 entries
    • Assessment of a feed additive consisting of all-rac-alpha tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E) for all animal species for the renewal of its authorisation (BASF SE) (EFSA FEEDAP)Source →
    • Assessment of a feed additive consisting of RRR-alphatocopheryl acetate (vitamin E) for all animal species for the renewal of its authorisation (Specialty Ingredients (Europe) B.V. and Vitae Caps S.A.) (EFSA FEEDAP)Source →
    • Assessment of a feed additive consisting of all-rac-alpha tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E) for all animal species for the renewal of its authorisation (EUROPE-ASIA Import Export GmbH) (EFSA FEEDAP)Source →
    • Assessment of a feed additive consisting of all-rac-alpha tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E) for all animal species for the renewal of its authorisation (DSM) (EFSA FEEDAP)Source →
    • Assessment of a feed additive consisting of all-rac-alphatocopheryl acetate (vitamin E) for all animal species for the renewal of its authorisation (NHU Europe GmbH) (EFSA FEEDAP)Source →
    • Opinion on mixed tocopherols, tocotrienol tocopherol and tocotrienols as sources for vitamin E added as a nutritional substance in food supplements - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food (EFSA AFC)Source →
  • EUEFSAReport from international authorityOpinion of the Scientific Committee on Food on the Tolerable Upper Intake Level of Vitamin E (SCF)
    • Opinion of the Scientific Committee on Food on the Tolerable Upper Intake Level of Vitamin E (SCF)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

    • Assessment of a feed additive consisting of all-rac-alpha tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E) for all animal species for the renewal of its authorisation (BASF SE) (EFSA FEEDAP)

      2021 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

    • Assessment of a feed additive consisting of RRR-alphatocopheryl acetate (vitamin E) for all animal species for the renewal of its authorisation (Specialty Ingredients (Europe) B.V. and Vitae Caps S.A.) (EFSA FEEDAP)

      2021 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

    • Assessment of a feed additive consisting of all-rac-alpha tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E) for all animal species for the renewal of its authorisation (EUROPE-ASIA Import Export GmbH) (EFSA FEEDAP)

      2021 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

    • Assessment of a feed additive consisting of all-rac-alpha tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E) for all animal species for the renewal of its authorisation (DSM) (EFSA FEEDAP)

      2021 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

    • Assessment of a feed additive consisting of all-rac-alphatocopheryl acetate (vitamin E) for all animal species for the renewal of its authorisation (NHU Europe GmbH) (EFSA FEEDAP)

      2021 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

    • Opinion on mixed tocopherols, tocotrienol tocopherol and tocotrienols as sources for vitamin E added as a nutritional substance in food supplements - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food (EFSA AFC)

      2008 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

    • Opinion of the Scientific Committee on Food on the Tolerable Upper Intake Level of Vitamin E (SCF)

      2003 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Vitamin E 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 2026-10-02

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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.

Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Vitamin E; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.