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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