Food Safety Substance

Magnesium carbonatesE504

Magnesium carbonates (E504) is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, GRAS in the US, and data from 5 regulatory sources.

CAS 546-93-0 E504 acid Indexable evidence set

FDA

GRAS

ADI / TDI

ADI NOT LIMITED mg/kg bw

Codex

0 row(s)

SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 5 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name

Magnesium carbonates

CAS

546-93-0

E-number

E504

Food category

acid

PubChem CID

11029

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (9)

SOURCE EU Commission EU Food Additives | EU Food Additives Database Reg 1333 2008

EU Food Additive Status

EU Commission food-additive listing rows from eu_food_additives.

Jurisdiction	E-number	Status	Type	Name	Note
European Union	E504	PUBLISHED	substanceFAD	Magnesium carbonates	-

SOURCE EU Commission EU Annex II Authorised | EU Food Additives Database Reg 1333 2008

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	E504	Magnesium carbonates	-	POL-FAD-IMPORT-3204	-

Conditions and restrictions

Jurisdiction	Food category	Restriction	Comment	Source
European Union	12.1.1 Salt	quantum satis	-	Regulatory source
European Union	1.7.2 ripened cheese	quantum satis	-	Regulatory source
European Union	12.1.1 Salt	quantum satis	-	Regulatory source
European Union	1.7.6 cheese products (excluding products falling in category 16)	quantum satis	only ripened products	Regulatory source
European Union	1.9 Edible caseinates	quantum satis	-	Regulatory source

SOURCE WHO/JECFA

JECFA ADI Values

JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.

Jurisdiction	Chemical name	JECFA no.	CAS	ADI	ADI upper	Function	Evaluation year
JECFA	MAGNESIUM CARBONATE	-	546-93-0	NOT LIMITED	-	ANTICAKING_AGENT, BLEACHING_AGENT, COLOUR_RETENTION_AGENT	1965

SOURCE Ingredient record GHS classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

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

SOURCE Cross-vertical comparison Ingredient record | GHS classifications

Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence

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

CosmeticsMagnesium CarbonateEU 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 Magnesium carbonates used for in food?

Magnesium carbonates appears in food-use rows as: Anti-caking/Acidity regulator.

Is Magnesium carbonates / E504 safe?

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

What is the ADI for Magnesium carbonates?

Magnesium carbonates has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI NOT LIMITED mg/kg bw. Source: WHO/JECFA.

Is Magnesium carbonates also used in cosmetics?

Magnesium carbonates has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Magnesium Carbonate, EU status permitted.