List of Banned Food Additives

Certain food additives are in the list of banned food additives because of many reasons and one of these is the hazard it presents to the consumer in the form of allergies and reactions. In the safety measures the amount of food additive to be consumed is specified scientifically. But if the food additive is considered hazardous even at the recommended quantity then it is considered as a banned food additive.

You will not find the list of banned food additives as it will create negative impact on the food additive industry as a whole. Because of this reason the list of permitted food additive is published. Any accepted food additive is permitted on the basis of its increasing the shelf value of food, ability to maintain the food's nutritional value, ability to increase its appeal etc.

Banned Food Additives in US

  • Calamus extract
  • Calamus oil
  • Calcium cyclamate
  • Chlorofluorocarbons
  • cinnamyl anthranilate
  • Cobaltous chloride
  • Cobalt sulfate
  • Coumarin
  • Cyclamate
  • Diethyl pyrocarbonatec
  • Dulcin
  • Fd&c green no. 1
  • Fd&c green no. 2
  • Fd&c red no. 3, aluminum lake
  • CFd&c red no. 3, calcium lake
  • Fd&c red no. 1
  • Fd&c red no. 2
  • Fd&c red no. 4
  • Fd&c violet no. 1
  • Magnesium cyclamate
  • Nordihydroguaiaretic acid
  • Potassium cyclamate
  • P-4000
  • Safrole
  • Sodium cyclamate
  • Thiourea

UK Food Additives Banned in Australia and New Zealand

Color

  • E131 Patent Blue V
  • E154 Brown FK
  • E161g Canthaxanthin
  • E180 Litholrubine BK

Preservatives

  • E214   Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate
  • E215   Sodium ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate
  • E219   Sodium methyl p-hydroxybenzoate
  • E226   Calcium sulphite
  • E227   Calcium hydrogen sulphite
  • E230   Biphenyl; diphenyl
  • E231   Orthophenyl phenol
  • E232   Sodium orthophenyl phenol
  • E239   Hexamethylene tetramine
  • E284   Boric acid
  • E285   Sodium tetraborate; borax
  • E356   Sodium adipate antioxidant

Stabilisers, Thickeners and Gelling Agents Emulsifiers

  • E417   Tara gum
  • E425   Konjac
  • E426   Soybean hemicellulose
  • E226   Calcium sulphite
  • E432 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate; Polysorbate 20
  • E434 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate; Polysorbate 40
  • E459   Beta-cyclodextrin
  • E462   Ethyl cellulose
  • E468   Crosslinked sodium carboxy methyl cellulose
  • E472d   Tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
  • E474   Sucroglycerides
  • E483   Stearyl tartrate
  • E493   Sorbitan monolaurate
  • E494   Sorbitan monooleate
  • E495   Sorbitan monopalmitate
  • E513   Sulphuric acid
  • E517   Ammonium sulphate
  • E520   Aluminium sulphate
  • E521   Aluminium sodium sulphate
  • E522   Aluminium potassium sulphate
  • E523   Aluminium ammonium sulphate
  • E524   Sodium hydroxide
  • E525   Potassium hydroxide
  • E527   Ammonium hydroxide
  • E528   Magnesium hydroxide
  • E538   Calcium ferrocyanide
  • E553a   (i) Magnesium silicate
  • E553b   Talc E574   Gluconic acid
  • E576   Sodium gluconate
  • E585   Ferrous lactate
  • E626   Guanylic acid
  • E628   Dipotassium guanylate
  • E629   Calcium guanylate
  • E630   lnosinic acid
  • E632   Dipotassium inosinate
  • E633   Calcium inosinate
  • E634   Calcium 5'-ribonucleotides
  • E650   Zinc acetate
  • E900   Dimethylpolysiloxane
  • E902   Candelilla wax
  • E905   Microcrystalline wax
  • E912   Montan acid esters
  • E927b   Carbamide
  • E938   Argon
  • E939   Helium
  • E948   Oxygen
  • E949   Hydrogen
  • E959   Neohesperidine DC
  • E962   Salt of aspartame-acesulfame
  • E999   Quillaia extract
  • E1103   Invertase
  • E1202   Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone
  • E1204   Pullulan
  • E1451   Acetylated oxidised starch
  • E1452   Starch aluminium Octenyl succinate

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