2-NITROPROPANE
2-Nitropropane; a nitroalkane solvent, not a typical food ingredient.
No policy
No HigherBar policy on this ingredient.
Under review in 1 of 7 tracked registries, no published record in 6.
2-Nitropropane is a small nitroalkane historically used as an industrial solvent in coatings, inks, and adhesives, not as a deliberate food ingredient. IARC classifies it as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B) based on liver tumors in animal studies, and Codex still lists it as under review with no acceptable daily intake established.
What each registry publishes about 2-nitropropane.
Every row comes from a published regulator source, linked so you can read it yourself. "Prohibited" means a regulator has affirmatively banned it; "not authorized" means it has never been cleared for that use there. The two are not the same thing, so we never collapse them.
Under review in 1 of 7 tracked registries, no published record in 6. Last verified Oct 1, 2026.
| Registry | Status | Published record |
|---|---|---|
| United States (FDA) | No published data | Our sources hold no evidenced record here. That is not a clearance and not a ban. |
| European Union (EFSA) | No published data | Our sources hold no evidenced record here. That is not a clearance and not a ban. |
| United Kingdom (FSA) | No published data | Our sources hold no evidenced record here. That is not a clearance and not a ban. |
| Codex Alimentarius (JECFA) | Under reviewfood additive | |
| Japan (CAA) | No published data | Our sources hold no evidenced record here. That is not a clearance and not a ban. |
| Australia & New Zealand (FSANZ) | No published data | Our sources hold no evidenced record here. That is not a clearance and not a ban. |
| Canada (Health Canada) | No published data | Our sources hold no evidenced record here. That is not a clearance and not a ban. |
We publish only evidenced regulatory rows, each with its source. Coverage is uneven across registries, and a missing row is reported as missing.
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