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E500✅ Safe

Sodium carbonates: (i) Sodium carbonate (ii) Sodium bicarbonate (Sodium hydrogen carbonate) (iii) Sodium sesquicarbonate (acidity regulator)

Category

Acidity Regulators & Anti-caking Agents

Function

raising agent

EU: ApprovedUS: Not Evaluated

Safe. Generally recognized as safe in typical consumption amounts.

Official Sources

EU Register — EU Register entry for E500(2026-07-01, tier 1)
EFSA — EFSA OpenFood Tox database(2026-07-01, tier 1)
FDA — FDA Substances Added to Food (search: E500)(2026-07-01, tier 1)
Codex Alimentarius — Codex GSFA entry for E500(2026-07-01, tier 2)

Last checked: 2026-07-13