# Synthetic fatty alcohols — Food additive regulatory approval status — US FDA vs EU

For Synthetic fatty alcohols, jurisdiction is US FDA (21 CFR 172–178); status is permitted; citation is 21 CFR 172.864; use conditions is in food and in the synthesis of food components in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:   ( a ) The food additive consists of any one of the following fatty alcohols:   ( 1 ) Hexyl, octyl, decyl, lauryl, myristyl, cetyl, and stearyl; manufactured by fractional distillation of alco, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **Additive:** Synthetic fatty alcohols _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Jurisdiction:** US FDA (21 CFR 172–178) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Status:** permitted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Citation:** 21 CFR 172.864 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Use conditions:** in food and in the synthesis of food components in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:   ( a ) The food additive consists of any one of the following fatty alcohols:   ( 1 ) Hexyl, octyl, decyl, lauryl, myristyl, cetyl, and stearyl; manufactured by fractional distillation of alco...

## What the source says

> § 172.864 Synthetic fatty alcohols. Synthetic fatty alcohols may be safely used in food and in the synthesis of food components in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: ( a ) The food additive consists of any one of the following fatty alcohols:

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-08-15.
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