Food Safety Substance
Ammonium chlorideE510
Ammonium chloride (E510) is a food additive with Not currently EU Annex II listed for food in the EU, GRAS 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 | Not currently EU Annex II listed for food | - |
| Canada | Health Canada | Listed | Yeast food |
| Codex | Codex Alimentarius | Listed | Flour treatment agent |
Codex GSFA Status
Codex Alimentarius GSFA permissions and maximum-use rows.
| Jurisdiction | INS / E-number | Function | Food category | Max level | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codex | 510 | Flour treatment agent | Table 3 Foods in General (GMP) | GMP | Table 3 additive - GMP in foods in general |
Health Canada Status
Health Canada food-additive permissions by functional class and food scope.
| Jurisdiction | Class | Permitted foods | Maximum level | List |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Yeast food | (a) Bread | (a) If used singly, the amount not to exceed 2,500 ppm of the flour. If used in any combination with other yeast foods, the total combined amount not to exceed 2,500 ppm of the flour. This total combined amount does not include calcium phosphate, monobasic and calcium sulphate that may be added up to their respective maximum levels of use set out in this list. | List of Permitted Yeast Foods |
EU FCM Substances
EU food-contact material rows and migration-limit fields.
| Jurisdiction | FCM no. | Ref no. | Substance | Use | SML | Regulation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 493 | 39200 | bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-hydroxypropyl-3-(dodecyloxy)methylammonium chloride | additive/PPA | 1,8 mg/kg | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 719 | 65920 | N-methacryloyloxyethyl-N,N-dimethyl-N-carboxymethylammonium chloride, sodium salt -octadecyl methacrylate-ethyl methacrylate-cyclohexyl methacrylate-N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone, copolymers | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 1030 | - | montmorillonite clay modified by dimethyldialkyl(C16-C18)ammonium chloride | 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 | AMMONIUM CHLORIDE | - | 12125-02-9 | NOT LIMITED | - | YEAST_FOOD, FLOUR_TREATMENT_AGENT | 1979 |
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 Ammonium chloride used for in food?
Ammonium chloride appears in food-use rows as: acidity_regulator; Flour treatment agent; Yeast food.
Is Ammonium chloride / E510 safe?
This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI NOT LIMITED . EU status evidence: Not currently EU Annex II listed for food. US/FDA evidence: GRAS.
What is the ADI for Ammonium chloride?
Ammonium chloride has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI NOT LIMITED . Source: food_substances.
Is Ammonium chloride also used in cosmetics?
Ammonium chloride has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Ammonium Chloride, EU status permitted.