Food Safety Substance

Tetrasodium pyrophosphate

Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is a food additive with Approved in the EU, GRAS in the US, and data from 4 regulatory sources.

CAS 7722-88-5 Indexable evidence set
FDA
GRAS
ADI / TDI
ADI 40 mg/kg bw
Codex
0 row(s)
SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 4 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate
CAS
7722-88-5
DTXSID
DTXSID9042465
PubChem CID
24403
Evidence tier
Indexable evidence set (9)
SOURCE JECFA JECFA ADI

JECFA ADI Values

JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.

JurisdictionChemical nameJECFA no.CASADIADI upperFunctionEvaluation year
JECFATETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE-7722-88-5no_data-ACIDITY_REGULATOR, EMULSIFIER, SEQUESTRANT1982
SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.

CosmeticsTETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATEEU status: permitted Industrial / GHSWarningNITE-CMC
SOURCE 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 Tetrasodium pyrophosphate used for in food?

Tetrasodium pyrophosphate appears in food-use rows as: emulsifier.

Is Tetrasodium pyrophosphate safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI 40 mg/kg bw. EU status evidence: Approved. US/FDA evidence: GRAS.

What is the ADI for Tetrasodium pyrophosphate?

Tetrasodium pyrophosphate has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI 40 mg/kg bw. Source: food_additives.

Is Tetrasodium pyrophosphate also used in cosmetics?

Tetrasodium pyrophosphate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, EU status permitted.