EFSA toxicology reference values

Potassium nitrate

SOURCE EFSA

Potassium nitrate (CAS 7757-79-1). Cannabis testing data across 0 states. Action levels when present, testing requirements, compliance status.

Potassium nitrate is a cannabis analyte contaminant represented in the cannabis public dataset.

CAS 7757-79-1 Cannabis Analyte

Substance Identity

Analyte identity and classification used for this cannabis substance page.

SOURCE EFSA

Analyte name

Potassium nitrate

CAS number

7757-79-1

Contaminant class

Cannabis Analyte

Contaminant Class Badge

Color-coded cannabis class signal for scanning pesticide, metal, solvent, mycotoxin, and potency pages.

SOURCE State Cannabis Regulations

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Dataset Snapshot

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Quality score

thin

Jurisdictions

No state rows

Lab/analyte rows

0 failed (-)

Potency samples

7757-79-1

EFSA Substance Identity

EFSA substance identity rows matched by chemical name or CAS.

SOURCE EFSA

Potassium nitrate

CAS 7757-79-1 / mono-constituent substance

KNO3 / 1 dossier(s)

EFSA Reference Values

Reference values from efsa_reference_values_v2 for toxicology and food-safety context.

SOURCE EFSA

Descriptor	Value	Population	Endpoint	Body
ADI	3.7 mg/kg bw/day	consumers	-	other:

EFSA Study Results

Endpoint-level study rows from efsa_study_results matched to this substance.

SOURCE EFSA

Endpoint	Species	Route	Effect	Assessment
Carcinogenicity_EU_PPP	-	-	-	The Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS) provided a scientific opinion re-evaluating the safety of sodium nitrate (E 251) and potassium nitrate (E 252) when used as food additives.
Genetic Toxicity	-	-	-	The Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS) provided a scientific opinion re-evaluating the safety of sodium nitrate (E 251) and potassium nitrate (E 252) when used as food additives.

Cross-Reference to Chemicals / Cosmetics / Food

Internal cross-vertical links connecting cannabis rows to chemical, cosmetics, and EFSA food/toxicology context.

SOURCE core public cross-reference

Cosmetics Potassium Nitrate / permitted → Chemicals Danger → Food / EFSA 3 EFSA rows on this page →

Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ answers are generated from the same fetched cannabis, EFSA, cosmetics, and chemical rows rendered above.

SOURCE Regulatory source

What is the regulatory limit for Potassium nitrate in cannabis?

Potassium nitrate does not have a numeric cannabis_contaminant_tests range in the fetched page data. The current page query does not expose a separate action-limit column.

Which states test for Potassium nitrate?

Potassium nitrate does not have state-level cannabis testing rows in the fetched page data.

What are the EFSA reference values for Potassium nitrate?

Potassium nitrate has 1 EFSA OpenFoodTox reference value row in the cannabis database, including ADI.

Is Potassium nitrate also regulated in cosmetics or food?

Potassium nitrate has a cosmetics ingredient cross-reference with EU status permitted. EFSA food/toxicology context is available on this page.