Food Safety Substance

Sulfuric acidE513

Sulfuric acid (E513) is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, FDA has no questions in the US, and data from 8 regulatory sources.

CAS 7664-93-9 E513 Indexable evidence set

FDA

FDA has no questions

ADI / TDI

No ADI/TDI row found

Codex

0 row(s)

SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 8 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name

Sulfuric acid

CAS

7664-93-9

E-number

E513

DTXSID

DTXSID5029683

PubChem CID

1118

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (10)

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

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	E513	PUBLISHED	substanceFAD	Sulphuric acid	-

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	E513	Sulphuric acid	-	POL-FAD-IMPORT-3210	-

Conditions and restrictions

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

SOURCE 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	408	Sulfuric acid and sodium sulfate	FDA has no questions	As an acidifier or antimicrobial agent on meat and poultry to reduce levels of microorganisms and to prevent microbial growth	Scientific procedures	Advanced Food Technologies, LLC
United States	408	Sulfuric acid and sodium sulfate	FDA has no questions	As an acidifier or antimicrobial agent on meat and poultry to reduce levels of microorganisms and to prevent microbial growth	Scientific procedures	Advanced Food Technologies, LLC

SOURCE EU Commission EU Food Contact Materials

EU FCM Substances

EU food-contact material rows and migration-limit fields.

Jurisdiction	FCM no.	Ref no.	Substance	Use	SML	Regulation
European Union	511	91920	sulphuric acid	additive/PPA	-	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I

SOURCE 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	SULFURIC ACID	-	7664-93-9	no_data	-	ACID	1976

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.

CosmeticsSulfuric AcidEU status: restricted Industrial / GHSDangerEuropean 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 Sulfuric acid used for in food?

Sulfuric acid appears in food-use rows as: Acidity regulator.

Is Sulfuric acid / E513 safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: FDA has no questions.

What is the ADI for Sulfuric acid?

No ADI row was found for Sulfuric acid in the rendered EFSA, food_substances, food_additives, or JECFA tables.

Is Sulfuric acid also used in cosmetics?

Sulfuric acid has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Sulfuric Acid, EU status restricted.