Food Safety Substance
Magnesium chlorideE511
Magnesium chloride (E511) is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, FDA has no questions in the US, and data from 9 regulatory sources.
CAS 7786-30-3
E511
other
Indexable evidence set
FDA
FDA has no questions
ADI / TDI
ADI NOT LIMITED
Codex
13 row(s)
SOURCE
D1 identity resolution
e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 9 matched regulatory source group(s)
Substance Identity
Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.
Substance name
Magnesium chloride
CAS
7786-30-3
E-number
E511
Food category
other
DTXSID
DTXSID5034690
PubChem CID
5360315
Evidence tier
Indexable evidence set (14)
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 |
| United States | FDA | FDA has no questions | GRAS notice |
| Canada | Health Canada | Listed | Emulsifying, stabilizing or thickening agent |
| Codex | Codex Alimentarius | Listed | Colour retention agent; Firming agent; Stabilizer |
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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 | E511 | PUBLISHED | substanceFAD | Magnesium chloride | - |
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 | E511 | Magnesium chloride | - | POL-FAD-IMPORT-3208 | - |
Conditions and restrictions
| Jurisdiction | Food category | Restriction | Comment | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 12.1.1 Salt | quantum satis | only sea-salt | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 12.1.1 Salt | quantum satis | only sea-salt | EU Food Additives Database |
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Codex Alimentarius
Codex GSFA
Codex GSFA Status
Codex Alimentarius GSFA permissions and maximum-use rows.
| Jurisdiction | INS / E-number | Function | Food category | Max level | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codex | 511 | Colour retention agent; Firming agent; Stabilizer | 01.2.1.2 Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation | GMP | For use as a stabilizer or thickener only. |
| Codex | 511 | Colour retention agent; Firming agent; Stabilizer | 01.2.2 Renneted milk (plain) | GMP | - |
| Codex | 511 | Colour retention agent; Firming agent; Stabilizer | 08.1.1 Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts | GMP | For use in fresh meat, poultry and game products only.; For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only. |
| Codex | 511 | Colour retention agent; Firming agent; Stabilizer | 08.1.2 Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted | GMP | For use in fresh minced meat which contains other ingredients apart from comminuted meat only. |
| Codex | 511 | Colour retention agent; Firming agent; Stabilizer | 09.2.1 Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | GMP | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Blocks of Fish Fillet, Minced Fish Flesh and Mixtures of Fillets and Minced Fish Flesh (CODEX STAN 165-1989).;... |
| Codex | 511 | Colour retention agent; Firming agent; Stabilizer | 09.2.2 Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | GMP | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Fish Sticks (Fish Fingers), Fish Portions and Fish Fillets – Breaded or in Batter (CODEX STAN 166-1989). |
| Codex | 511 | Colour retention agent; Firming agent; Stabilizer | 09.2.3 Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | GMP | For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only. |
| Codex | 511 | Colour retention agent; Firming agent; Stabilizer | 09.2.4.1 Cooked fish and fish products | GMP | For use in surimi products only. |
| Codex | 511 | Colour retention agent; Firming agent; Stabilizer | 09.2.4.3 Fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | GMP | For use in breading or batter coatings only. |
| Codex | 511 | Colour retention agent; Firming agent; Stabilizer | 09.2.5 Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | GMP | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Dried Shark Fins (CODEX STAN 189-1993).; Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Salted Fish and Dried Salted Fish of... |
| Codex | 511 | Colour retention agent; Firming agent; Stabilizer | 11.4 Other sugars and syrups (e.g. xylose, maple syrup, sugar toppings) | GMP | Excluding maple syrup. |
| Codex | 511 | Colour retention agent; Firming agent; Stabilizer | 12.1.2 Salt Substitutes | GMP | - |
| Codex | 511 | Colour retention agent; Firming agent; Stabilizer | 14.1.5 Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa | GMP | For use in ready-to-drink products and pre-mixes for ready-to-drink products only. |
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FDA
FDA GRAS
FDA GRAS Status
US FDA GRAS notice evidence from enriched and notice tables.
| Jurisdiction | GRN | Substance | FDA response | Intended use | Basis | Notifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 403 | Carnallite sea salt (magnesium chloride, potassium chloride, salt) | FDA has no questions | As a substitute for a portion of the sodium chloride used in food in general, including meat and poultry, but excluding infant formula | Scientific procedures | ICL Performance Products LP |
| United States | 403 | Carnallite sea salt (magnesium chloride, potassium chloride, salt) | FDA has no questions | As a substitute for a portion of the sodium chloride used in food in general, including meat and poultry, but excluding infant formula | Scientific procedures | ICL Performance Products LP |
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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 | Tofu | 3,000 ppm, calculated as the anhydrous salt | List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents |
| Canada | Restoration of functional properties | - | Good Manufacturing Practice. The amount of magnesium added not to exceed that lost during processing. | List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Purposes of Use |
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JECFA
JECFA ADI
JECFA ADI Values
JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.
| Jurisdiction | Chemical name | JECFA no. | CAS | ADI | ADI upper | Function | Evaluation year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JECFA | MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE | - | 7786-30-3 | NOT LIMITED | - | COLOUR_RETENTION_AGENT, FIRMING_AGENT | 1979 |
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ingredients
ghs classifications
Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma
Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.
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Cross-vertical comparison
ingredients | ghs classifications
Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence
This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.
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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 chloride used for in food?
Magnesium chloride appears in food-use rows as: Firming agent; Colour retention agent; Firming agent; Stabilizer; Emulsifying, stabilizing or thickening agent.
Is Magnesium chloride / E511 safe?
This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI NOT LIMITED . EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: FDA has no questions.
What is the ADI for Magnesium chloride?
Magnesium chloride has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI NOT LIMITED . Source: food_substances.
Is Magnesium chloride also used in cosmetics?
Magnesium chloride has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Bischofite Magnesium Chloride, EU status permitted.