Food Safety Substance
Uric acid
Uric acid is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, FDA has no questions in the US, and data from 8 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 | PUBLISHED | EU additive listing; Annex II entry |
| United States | FDA | FDA has no questions | GRAS notice |
| Canada | Health Canada | Listed | To improve the extraction yield of coffee solids |
EU Food Additive Status
EU Commission food-additive listing rows from eu_food_additives.
| Jurisdiction | E-number | Status | Type | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | E513 | PUBLISHED | substanceFAD | Sulphuric acid | - |
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 | E513 | Sulphuric acid | - | POL-FAD-IMPORT-3210 | - |
FDA GRAS Status
US FDA GRAS notice evidence from enriched and notice tables.
| Jurisdiction | GRN | Substance | FDA response | Intended use | Basis | Notifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 248 | Sucrose fatty acid esters (i.e., sucrose monoesters of lauric acid, palmitic acid, and stearic acid) manufactured by reaction of sucrose with vinyl esters of lauric, palmitic, and stearic acids | FDA has no questions | Use as emulsifiers in fruit-flavored beverages and beverage concentrates, at levels up to 50 milligrams per Liter as consumed | Scientific procedures | Compass Foods Pte Ltd |
| United States | 408 | Sulfuric acid and sodium sulfate | FDA has no questions | As an acidifier or antimicrobial agent on meat and poultry to reduce levels of microorganisms and to prevent microbial growth | Scientific procedures | Advanced Food Technologies, LLC |
| United States | 248 | Sucrose fatty acid esters (i.e., sucrose monoesters of lauric acid, palmitic acid, and stearic acid) manufactured by reaction of sucrose with vinyl esters of lauric, palmitic, and stearic acids | FDA has no questions | Use as emulsifiers in fruit-flavored beverages and beverage concentrates, at levels up to 50 milligrams per Liter as consumed | Scientific procedures | Compass Foods Pte Ltd |
| United States | 408 | Sulfuric acid and sodium sulfate | FDA has no questions | As an acidifier or antimicrobial agent on meat and poultry to reduce levels of microorganisms and to prevent microbial growth | Scientific procedures | Advanced Food Technologies, LLC |
Health Canada Status
Health Canada food-additive permissions by functional class and food scope.
| Jurisdiction | Class | Permitted foods | Maximum level | List |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | To improve the extraction yield of coffee solids | - | Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Purposes of Use |
| Canada | Acidity regulator | (a) Beer | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Acidity Regulators and Acid-Reacting Materials |
| Canada | Acidity regulator | (b) Gelatin | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Acidity Regulators and Acid-Reacting Materials |
| Canada | Starch-modifying agent | Starch used in the manufacture of modified starch | Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Starch-Modifying Agents |
EU FCM Substances
EU food-contact material rows and migration-limit fields.
| Jurisdiction | FCM no. | Ref no. | Substance | Use | SML | Regulation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 17 | 34281 | alkyl(C8-C22)sulphuric acids, linear, primary with an even number of carbon atoms | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 45 | 56500 | glycerol, esters with lauric acid | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 330 | 19470 | lauric acid | additive/PPA, monomer/macromolecule | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 436 | 19480 | lauric acid, vinyl ester | monomer/macromolecule | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 511 | 91920 | sulphuric acid | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
JECFA ADI Values
JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.
| Jurisdiction | Chemical name | JECFA no. | CAS | ADI | ADI upper | Function | Evaluation year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JECFA | SULFURIC ACID | - | 7664-93-9 | no_data | - | ACID | 1976 |
| JECFA | LAURIC ACID (ALUMINIUM, MAGNESIUM) | - | - | no_data | - | - | 1985 |
| JECFA | Salts of CAPRIC, CAPRYLIC and LAURIC ACIDS (CALCIUM, POTASSIUM, SODIUM) | - | - | NO ADI ALLOCATED | - | ANTICAKING_AGENT, EMULSIFIER | 1985 |
| JECFA | LAURIC ACID (CALCIUM, POTASSIUM, SODIUM) | - | - | no_data | - | - | 1985 |
| JECFA | LAURIC ACID ETHYL ESTER | - | - | no_data | - | - | 1996 |
| JECFA | LAURIC ACID (AMMONIUM) | - | - | no_data | - | - | 1984 |
| JECFA | LAURIC ACID | 111 | - | No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent | - | FLAVOURING_AGENT | 1997 |
Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma
Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.
Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence
This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.
Frequently Asked Questions
Food-use, safety, ADI, and cross-vertical answers mirrored into FAQPage JSON-LD.
What is Uric acid used for in food?
Uric acid appears in food-use rows as: Antioxidant; To improve the extraction yield of coffee solids.
Is Uric acid safe?
This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: JECFA ADI NO ADI ALLOCATED. EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: FDA has no questions.
What is the ADI for Uric acid?
Uric acid has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: JECFA ADI NO ADI ALLOCATED. Source: JECFA 1985.
Is Uric acid also used in cosmetics?
Uric acid has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Uric Acid, EU status permitted.