Food Safety Substance
Sodium hydrogen sulfate
Sodium hydrogen sulfate is a food additive with Approved in the EU, FDA has no questions in the US, and data from 7 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 | Approved | - |
| United States | FDA | FDA has no questions | GRAS notice |
| Codex | Codex Alimentarius | Listed | Acidity regulator |
Codex GSFA Status
Codex Alimentarius GSFA permissions and maximum-use rows.
| Jurisdiction | INS / E-number | Function | Food category | Max level | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codex | 514(ii) | Acidity regulator | Table 3 Foods in General (GMP) | GMP | Table 3 additive - GMP in foods in general |
FDA GRAS Status
US FDA GRAS notice evidence from enriched and notice tables.
| Jurisdiction | GRN | Substance | FDA response | Intended use | Basis | Notifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | Sodium bisulfate | FDA has no questions | Use in cake mixes as a pH control agent and a leavening agent at a level of 0.1 to 1.0 percent by weight; use in foods in general as a pH control agent and processing aid at... | Scientific procedures | Jones Hamilton Co. |
JECFA ADI Values
JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.
| Jurisdiction | Chemical name | JECFA no. | CAS | ADI | ADI upper | Function | Evaluation year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JECFA | SODIUM HYDROGEN SULFATE | - | - | no_data | - | ACID | 2009 |
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 Sodium hydrogen sulfate used for in food?
Sodium hydrogen sulfate appears in food-use rows as: acid; Acidity regulator.
Is Sodium hydrogen sulfate safe?
This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. EU status evidence: Approved. US/FDA evidence: FDA has no questions.
What is the ADI for Sodium hydrogen sulfate?
No ADI row was found for Sodium hydrogen sulfate in the rendered EFSA, food_substances, food_additives, or JECFA tables.
Is Sodium hydrogen sulfate also used in cosmetics?
Sodium hydrogen sulfate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Sodium Bisulfate, EU status restricted.