Food Safety Substance
Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate
Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate is a food additive with Not EU food additive in the EU, FDA has no questions in the US, and data from 6 regulatory sources.
Substance Identity
Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.
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 | Not EU food additive | - |
| United States | FDA | FDA has no questions | GRAS notice |
| Canada | Health Canada | Listed | Wetting agent |
| Codex | Codex Alimentarius | Listed | Emulsifier; Humectant |
Codex GSFA Status
Codex Alimentarius GSFA permissions and maximum-use rows.
| Jurisdiction | INS / E-number | Function | Food category | Max level | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codex | 480 | Emulsifier; Humectant | 04.1.2.9 Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts | 15 mg/kg | For use in gelatin powder only.; On a gelatin powder basis.; As a humectant for wetting of fumaric acid (INS 297). |
FDA GRAS Status
US FDA GRAS notice evidence from enriched and notice tables.
| Jurisdiction | GRN | Substance | FDA response | Intended use | Basis | Notifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate | FDA has no questions | Use in carbonated and non-carbonated soft drinks as a wetting agent or solubilizer for flavor emulsion stabilizers at levels up to 10 parts per million of the finished beverage | Scientific procedures | Cytec Industries, Inc. |
| United States | 6 | Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate | FDA has no questions | Use in carbonated and non-carbonated soft drinks as a wetting agent or solubilizer for flavor emulsion stabilizers at levels up to 10 parts per million of the finished beverage | Scientific procedures | Cytec Industries, Inc. |
Health Canada Status
Health Canada food-additive permissions by functional class and food scope.
| Jurisdiction | Class | Permitted foods | Maximum level | List |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Wetting agent | - | (a) 10 ppm in the beverage as consumed | List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Purposes of Use |
| Canada | To reduce casing breakage | - | (b) 200 ppm of the casing | List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Purposes of Use |
JECFA ADI Values
JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.
| Jurisdiction | Chemical name | JECFA no. | CAS | ADI | ADI upper | Function | Evaluation year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JECFA | DIOCTYL SODIUM SULFOSUCCINATE | - | 577-11-7 | 0-0.1 mg/kg bw | 0.1 | EMULSIFIER, HUMECTANT | 2025 |
Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma
Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.
Frequently Asked Questions
Food-use, safety, ADI, and cross-vertical answers mirrored into FAQPage JSON-LD.
What is Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate used for in food?
Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate appears in food-use rows as: emulsifier; Emulsifier; Humectant; Wetting agent.
Is Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate safe?
This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI 0-0.1 mg/kg bw mg/kg bw. EU status evidence: Not EU food additive. US/FDA evidence: FDA has no questions.
What is the ADI for Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate?
Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI 0-0.1 mg/kg bw mg/kg bw. Source: WHO JECFA.
Is Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate also used in cosmetics?
Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Ammonium Dinonyl Sulfosuccinate, EU status permitted.