Food Safety Substance
Carbon dioxideE290
Carbon dioxide (E290) is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, GRAS in the US, and data from 9 regulatory sources.
CAS 124-38-9
E290
Indexable evidence set
FDA
GRAS
ADI / TDI
ADI NOT SPECIFIED
Codex
19 row(s)
SOURCE
D1 identity resolution
e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 9 matched regulatory source group(s)
Substance Identity
Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.
Substance name
Carbon dioxide
CAS
124-38-9
E-number
E290
DTXSID
DTXSID4027028
PubChem CID
280
Evidence tier
Indexable evidence set (14)
SOURCE
EU Commission
FDA | Health Canada | Codex Alimentarius
Multi-Jurisdiction Comparison
Side-by-side status rows for the same resolved substance across public food regulators.
| Jurisdiction | Authority | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | EU Commission | PUBLISHED | EU additive listing; Annex II entry |
| Canada | Health Canada | Listed | Carbonating agent |
| Codex | Codex Alimentarius | Listed | Carbonating agent; Foaming agent; Packaging gas; Preservative; Propellant |
SOURCE
EU Commission
EU Food Additives | EU Food Additives Database
EU Food Additive Status
EU Commission food-additive listing rows from eu_food_additives.
| Jurisdiction | E-number | Status | Type | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | E290 | PUBLISHED | substanceFAD | Carbon dioxide | - |
SOURCE
EU Commission
EU Annex II Authorised | EU Food Additives Database
EU Annex II Authorised Uses
Authorised additive rows and use conditions from EU Annex II tables.
| Jurisdiction | E-number | Name | INS | Policy item | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | E290 | Carbon dioxide | - | POL-FAD-IMPORT-3074 | - |
Conditions and restrictions
| Jurisdiction | Food category | Restriction | Comment | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | - | quantum satis | may be used in foods for infants and young children and foods mentioned in Part E, point 01.10, of Annex II | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | - | quantum satis | may be used in foods for infants and young children and foods mentioned in Part E, point 01.10, of Annex II | EU Food Additives Database |
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Codex Alimentarius
Codex GSFA
Codex GSFA Status
Codex Alimentarius GSFA permissions and maximum-use rows.
| Jurisdiction | INS / E-number | Function | Food category | Max level | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codex | 290 | Carbonating agent; Foaming agent; Packaging gas; Preservative; Propellant | 01.2.1.1 Fermented milks (plain), not heat-treated after fermentation | GMP | Except for use in products conforming to the Standard for Fermented Milks (CXS 243-2003) as a carbonating agent in drinks based on fermented milks. |
| Codex | 290 | Carbonating agent; Foaming agent; Packaging gas; Preservative; Propellant | 01.2.1.2 Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation | GMP | For use as a packaging gas only.; Except for use in products conforming to the Standard for Fermented Milks (CXS 243-2003) as a carbonating agent in drinks based on fermented... |
| Codex | 290 | Carbonating agent; Foaming agent; Packaging gas; Preservative; Propellant | 01.2.2 Renneted milk (plain) | GMP | For use as a packaging gas only. |
| Codex | 290 | Carbonating agent; Foaming agent; Packaging gas; Preservative; Propellant | 01.4.2 Sterilized and UHT creams, whipping and whipped creams, and reduced fat creams (plain) | GMP | For use in whipped cream and cream packed under pressure only.; For use as a packaging gas only. |
| Codex | 290 | Carbonating agent; Foaming agent; Packaging gas; Preservative; Propellant | 04.1.1.3 Peeled or cut fresh fruit | GMP | For use as a packaging gas only. |
| Codex | 290 | Carbonating agent; Foaming agent; Packaging gas; Preservative; Propellant | 06.4.1 Fresh pastas and noodles and like products | GMP | For use as a packaging gas only.; For use in noodles only. |
| Codex | 290 | Carbonating agent; Foaming agent; Packaging gas; Preservative; Propellant | 09.2.5 Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | GMP | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Salted Atlantic Herring and Salted Sprat (CODEX STAN 244-2004).; Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Crackers from... |
| Codex | 290 | Carbonating agent; Foaming agent; Packaging gas; Preservative; Propellant | 13.1.1 Infant formulae | GMP | For use as a packaging gas only. |
| Codex | 290 | Carbonating agent; Foaming agent; Packaging gas; Preservative; Propellant | 13.1.2 Follow-up formulae | GMP | For use as a packaging gas only. |
| Codex | 290 | Carbonating agent; Foaming agent; Packaging gas; Preservative; Propellant | 13.1.3 Formulae for special medical purposes for infants | GMP | For use as a packaging gas only. |
| Codex | 290 | Carbonating agent; Foaming agent; Packaging gas; Preservative; Propellant | 13.2 Complementary foods for infants and young children | GMP | For use as a packaging gas only. |
| Codex | 290 | Carbonating agent; Foaming agent; Packaging gas; Preservative; Propellant | 14.1.1.1 Natural mineral waters and source waters | GMP | For use to produce carbonated products only. |
| Codex | 290 | Carbonating agent; Foaming agent; Packaging gas; Preservative; Propellant | 14.1.1.2 Table waters and soda waters | GMP | For use to produce carbonated products only. |
| Codex | 290 | Carbonating agent; Foaming agent; Packaging gas; Preservative; Propellant | 14.1.2.1 Fruit juice | GMP | For use as a carbonating agent only. |
| Codex | 290 | Carbonating agent; Foaming agent; Packaging gas; Preservative; Propellant | 14.1.2.3 Concentrates for fruit juice | GMP | For use as a carbonating agent only.; On the served to the consumer basis. |
| Codex | 290 | Carbonating agent; Foaming agent; Packaging gas; Preservative; Propellant | 14.1.3.1 Fruit nectar | GMP | For use as a carbonating agent only. |
| Codex | 290 | Carbonating agent; Foaming agent; Packaging gas; Preservative; Propellant | 14.1.3.3 Concentrates for fruit nectar | GMP | For use as a carbonating agent only.; On the served to the consumer basis. |
| Codex | 290 | Carbonating agent; Foaming agent; Packaging gas; Preservative; Propellant | 14.1.5 Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa | GMP | For use as a packaging gas only.; For use in ready-to-drink products and pre-mixes for ready-to-drink products only. |
| Codex | 290 | Carbonating agent; Foaming agent; Packaging gas; Preservative; Propellant | 14.2.3 Grape wines | GMP | The CO2 content in finished still wine shall not exceed 4000 mg/kg at 20o C. |
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Health Canada
Health Canada Status
Health Canada food-additive permissions by functional class and food scope.
| Jurisdiction | Class | Permitted foods | Maximum level | List |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Carbonating agent | - | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Purposes of Use |
| Canada | To extend durable life | - | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Purposes of Use |
| Canada | Carbonating agent and pressure dispensing agent | - | (c) Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Purposes of Use |
| Canada | Acidity regulator | Milk used in the manufacture of (naming the variety) cheese | Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Acidity Regulators and Acid-Reacting Materials |
| Canada | Extraction solvent | (a) Caffeine extracts | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Solvents |
| Canada | Extraction solvent | (b) Cocoa powder | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Solvents |
| Canada | Extraction solvent | (c) Egg products | (c) Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Solvents |
| Canada | Extraction solvent | (d) (Naming the flavour) flavour; Hop extract; Natural extractives; Pre-isomerized hop extract; Spice extracts | (d) Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Solvents |
| Canada | Extraction solvent | (e) Green coffee beans for decaffeination purposes | (e) Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Solvents |
| Canada | Extraction solvent | (f) Tea leaves for decaffeination purposes | (f) Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Solvents |
SOURCE
EU Commission
EU Food Contact Materials
EU FCM Substances
EU food-contact material rows and migration-limit fields.
| Jurisdiction | FCM no. | Ref no. | Substance | Use | SML | Regulation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 307 | 42160 | carbon dioxide | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
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JECFA
JECFA ADI
JECFA ADI Values
JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.
| Jurisdiction | Chemical name | JECFA no. | CAS | ADI | ADI upper | Function | Evaluation year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JECFA | CARBON DIOXIDE | - | 124-38-9 | NOT SPECIFIED | - | FOOD_ADDITIVE, EXTRACTION_SOLVENT, FREEZING_AGENT, PRESERVATIVE, PROPELLANT | 1985 |
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ingredients
ghs classifications
Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma
Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.
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Cross-vertical comparison
ingredients | ghs classifications
Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence
This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.
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FAQPage JSON-LD
public food renderer rows
Frequently Asked Questions
Food-use, safety, ADI, and cross-vertical answers mirrored into FAQPage JSON-LD.
What is Carbon dioxide used for in food?
Carbon dioxide appears in food-use rows as: acidity_regulator; Carbonating agent; Foaming agent; Packaging gas; Preservative; Propellant; Carbonating agent.
Is Carbon dioxide / E290 safe?
This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI NOT SPECIFIED . EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: GRAS.
What is the ADI for Carbon dioxide?
Carbon dioxide has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI NOT SPECIFIED . Source: food_substances.
Is Carbon dioxide also used in cosmetics?
Carbon dioxide has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Carbon Dioxide, EU status permitted.