Food Safety Substance
Sodium acetateE262
Sodium acetate (E262) is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, GRAS in the US, and data from 8 regulatory sources.
CAS 127-09-3
E262
Indexable evidence set
FDA
GRAS
ADI / TDI
ADI NOT LIMITED mg/kg bw
Codex
13 row(s)
SOURCE
D1 identity resolution
e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 8 matched regulatory source group(s)
Substance Identity
Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.
Substance name
Sodium acetate
CAS
127-09-3
E-number
E262
DTXSID
DTXSID2027044
PubChem CID
517045
Evidence tier
Indexable evidence set (12)
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 | Acidity regulator |
| Codex | Codex Alimentarius | Listed | Acidity regulator; Preservative; Sequestrant |
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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 | E262 | PUBLISHED | substanceFAD | Sodium acetates | - |
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 | E262 | Sodium acetates | - | POL-FAD-IMPORT-3064 | - |
Conditions and restrictions
| Jurisdiction | Food category | Restriction | Comment | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 7.1.1 Bread prepared solely with the following ingredients: wheat flour, water, yeast or leaven, salt | quantum satis | - | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 7.1.2 Pain courant français; Friss búzakenyér, Fehér és Félbarna kenyerek | quantum satis | only Friss búzakenyér, fehér és félbarna kenyerek | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 8.2 Meat preparations as defined by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 | quantum satis | only prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 13.1.3 Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods as defined by Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 | quantum satis | only processed cereal based foods and baby foods, only for pH adjustment | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 4.2.3 canned or bottled fruit and vegetables | quantum satis | - | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 7.1.1 Bread prepared solely with the following ingredients: wheat flour, water, yeast or leaven, salt | quantum satis | - | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 7.1.2 Pain courant français; Friss búzakenyér, Fehér és Félbarna kenyerek | quantum satis | only Friss búzakenyér, fehér és félbarna kenyerek | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 13.1.3 Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods as defined by Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 | quantum satis | only processed cereal based foods and baby foods, only for pH adjustment | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 8.2 Meat preparations as defined by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 | quantum satis | only prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added | 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 | 262(i) | Acidity regulator; Preservative; Sequestrant | 01.2.1.2 Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation | GMP | Except for use in plain fermented milks and drinks based on fermented milks that are heat treated after fermentation conforming to the Standard for Fermented Milks (CXS 243-2003)... |
| Codex | 262(i) | Acidity regulator; Preservative; Sequestrant | 04.2.2.7 Fermented vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera) and seaweed products, excluding fermented soybean products of food categories 06.8.6, 06.8.7, 12.9.1, 12.9.2.1 and 12.9.2.3 | GMP | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Gochujang (CXS 294-2009). |
| Codex | 262(i) | Acidity regulator; Preservative; Sequestrant | 06.4.1 Fresh pastas and noodles and like products | 6,000 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 262(i) | Acidity regulator; Preservative; Sequestrant | 06.4.2 Dried pastas and noodles and like products | GMP | For use in noodles, gluten-free pasta and pasta intended for hypoproteic diets only. |
| Codex | 262(i) | Acidity regulator; Preservative; Sequestrant | 09.2.2 Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | GMP | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Fish Sticks (Fish Fingers), Fish Portions and Fish Fillets – Breaded or in Batter (CODEX STAN 166-1989).; For use in... |
| Codex | 262(i) | Acidity regulator; Preservative; Sequestrant | 09.2.3 Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | GMP | For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only. |
| Codex | 262(i) | Acidity regulator; Preservative; Sequestrant | 09.2.4 Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | GMP | - |
| Codex | 262(i) | Acidity regulator; Preservative; Sequestrant | 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 Smoked Fish... |
| Codex | 262(i) | Acidity regulator; Preservative; Sequestrant | 10.2.1 Liquid egg products | GMP | - |
| Codex | 262(i) | Acidity regulator; Preservative; Sequestrant | 10.2.2 Frozen egg products | GMP | - |
| Codex | 262(i) | Acidity regulator; Preservative; Sequestrant | 12.1.2 Salt Substitutes | GMP | - |
| Codex | 262(i) | Acidity regulator; Preservative; Sequestrant | 13.2 Complementary foods for infants and young children | GMP | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Canned Baby Foods (CODEX STAN 73- 1981).; Within the limit for sodium listed in the Codex Standard for Processed Cereal-based... |
| Codex | 262(i) | Acidity regulator; Preservative; Sequestrant | 14.1.5 Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa | GMP | For use in ready-to-drink products and pre-mixes for ready-to-drink products only. |
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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 | Acidity regulator | Unstandardized foods | Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Acidity Regulators and Acid-Reacting Materials |
| Canada | Preservative | (a)Brawn; Headcheese; Meat and meat by-product loaf; Meat by-product loaf; Meat loaf; Meat lunch; Meat roll; Potted meat; Potted meat by-product; Prepared meat or prepared meat by-product; Prepared poultry meat or... | (a)Good Manufacturing Practice. The total amount of potassium diacetate or sodium diacetate, or both, from the addition of modified vinegar or otherwise added to the food, not to exceed 2,500 ppm. | List of Permitted Preservatives |
| Canada | Preservative | (b)Pumping pickle, cover pickle or dry cure used in the curing of preserved meat or preserved meat by-product | (b)Good Manufacturing Practice. The total amount of potassium diacetate or sodium diacetate, or both, from the addition of modified vinegar or otherwise added, not to exceed 2,500 ppm in the preserved meat or preserved meat by-product. | List of Permitted Preservatives |
| Canada | Preservative | (c)Unstandardized preparations of meat or meat by-product; Unstandardized preparations of poultry meat or poultry meat by-product | (c)Good Manufacturing Practice. The total amount of potassium diacetate or sodium diacetate, or both, from the addition of modified vinegar or otherwise added to the food, not to exceed 2,500 ppm. | List of Permitted Preservatives |
| Canada | Preservative | (a)Brawn; Headcheese; Meat and meat by-product loaf; Meat by-product loaf; Meat loaf; Meat lunch; Meat roll; Potted meat; Potted meat by-product; Prepared meat or prepared meat by-product; Prepared poultry meat or... | (a)Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Preservatives |
| Canada | Preservative | (b)Unstandardized preparations of meat or meat by-product; Unstandardized preparations of poultry meat or poultry meat by-product | (b)Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Preservatives |
| Canada | Starch-modifying agent | Starch used in the manufacture of modified starch | Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Starch-Modifying Agents |
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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 | SODIUM ACETATE | - | 127-09-3 | NOT LIMITED | - | ACIDITY_REGULATOR | 1973 |
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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 Sodium acetate used for in food?
Sodium acetate appears in food-use rows as: Preservative/Acidity regulator; Acidity regulator; Preservative; Sequestrant; Acidity regulator.
Is Sodium acetate / E262 safe?
This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI NOT LIMITED mg/kg bw. EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: GRAS.
What is the ADI for Sodium acetate?
Sodium acetate has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI NOT LIMITED mg/kg bw. Source: WHO JECFA.
Is Sodium acetate also used in cosmetics?
Sodium acetate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Sodium Acetate, EU status restricted.