`jecfa_search`

Pack: jecfa · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/jecfa/mcp

Look up a food additive, flavouring, contaminant or veterinary drug in the WHO/FAO JECFA database by substance name, CAS number, or INS/E-number (E951, INS 951, 160a). Returns the Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI), CAS number, functional class and a chemical id for fetching the full safety evaluation. Use this to answer whether a substance has been evaluated for safety and what intake level was judged acceptable.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Substance name or fragment (“aspartame”, “sunset yellow”), CAS number (“22389-47-0”), or INS/E-number (“E951”, “951”, “160a(iii)”).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "aspartame"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/jecfa/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"jecfa_search","arguments":{"query":"aspartame"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('jecfa_search', {
  "query": "aspartame"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "E951"
}

{
  "query": "22389-47-0"
}

{
  "query": "160a"
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jecfa": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/jecfa/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

jecfa_search