Food Safety Substance

Calcium tartrateE354

Calcium tartrate (E354) is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, GRAS in the US, and data from 6 regulatory sources.

CAS 3164-34-9 E354 Indexable evidence set

FDA

GRAS

ADI / TDI

EFSA ADI = 240 mg/kg bw/day

Codex

0 row(s)

SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 6 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name

Calcium tartrate

CAS

3164-34-9

E-number

E354

DTXSID

DTXSID50883961

PubChem CID

9815471

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	Emulsifying, stabilizing or thickening agent

SOURCE 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	E354	PUBLISHED	substanceFAD	Calcium tartrate	The E354 is removed from GROUP I

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	E354	Calcium tartrate	-	POL-FAD-IMPORT-3117	The E354 is removed from GROUP I

Conditions and restrictions

Jurisdiction	Food category	Restriction	Comment	Source
European Union	-	-	-	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	-	-	-	EU Food Additives Database

SOURCE Health Canada

Health Canada Status

Health Canada food-additive permissions by functional class and food scope.

Jurisdiction	Class	Permitted foods	Maximum level	List
Canada	Emulsifying, stabilizing or thickening agent	Unstandardized foods	Good Manufacturing Practice	List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents

SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

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

SOURCE Cross-vertical comparison ingredients | ghs classifications

Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence

This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.

CosmeticsCalcium TartrateEU status: permitted Industrial / GHSGHS row foundEuropean Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

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 Calcium tartrate used for in food?

Calcium tartrate appears in food-use rows as: Acidity regulator; Emulsifying, stabilizing or thickening agent.

Is Calcium tartrate / E354 safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: EFSA ADI = 240 mg/kg bw/day. EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: GRAS.

What is the ADI for Calcium tartrate?

Calcium tartrate has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: EFSA ADI = 240 mg/kg bw/day. Source: EFSA FAF 2020.

Is Calcium tartrate also used in cosmetics?

Calcium tartrate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Calcium Tartrate, EU status permitted.