SODIUM BENZOATE

Overview

Chemical Names
SODIUM BENZOATE; SODIUM SALT OF BENZENECARBOXYLIC ACID ; SODIUM SALT OF PHENYLCARBOXYLIC ACID
CAS number
532-32-1
INS
211
Functional Class
Food Additives
PRESERVATIVE
INS matches
211

Evaluations

Evaluation year: 2021

ADI:
0–20 mg/kg bw

Comments:
Applying a chemical specific adjustment factor of 2 for interspecies toxicokinetics variation instead of the default factor of 4.0, the Committee established a group ADI of 0–20 mg/kg bw, which applies to benzoic acid, the benzoate salts (calcium, potassium and sodium), benzaldehyde, benzyl acetate, benzyl alcohol and benzyl benzoate, expressed as benzoic acid equivalents. The Committee withdrew the previous group ADI of 0–5 mg/kg bw.
Meeting:
92
Specs Code:
N
Report: 
TRS 1037 JECFA 92/5
Tox Monograph: 
FAS 83-JECFA 92/5
Specification: 
FAO Combined Compendium of Food Additive Specifications

Evaluation year: 1996

ADI:
0-5 mg/kg bw
Comments:
The 1996 group ADI of 0-5 mg/kg bw for benzoic acid, the benzoate salts (calcium, potassium and sodium), benzaldehyde, benzyl acetate, benzyl alcohol and benzyl benzoate, expressed as benzoic acid equivalents, was maintained at the fifty-seventh meeting (2001).
Intake:
See BENZOATES
Meeting:
46
Specs Code:
R
Report: 
TRS 909-JECFA 57/73 (2001)
Tox Monograph: 
FAS 37-JECFA 46/29
Specification: 
COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 12/FNP 52 Add. 12/68 (METALS LIMITS) (2004). R; FAO JECFA Monographs 1 vol.3/309
Previous Years:
1996, TRS 868-JECFA 46/41, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 4/FNP 52 Add.4/129. 0-5 mg/kg bw (GROUP ADI FOR BENZOIC ACID, THE BENZOATE SALTS (CALCIUM, POTASSIUM AND SODIUM), BENZALDEHYDE, BENZYL ALCOHOL AND BENZYL BENZOATE, EXPRESSED AS BENZOIC ACID EQUIVALENTS). FU.
1996, TRS 868-JECFA 46/41, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 4/FNP 52 Add.4/129. 0-5 mg/kg bw (GROUP ADI FOR BENZOIC ACID, THE BENZOATE SALTS (CALCIUM, POTASSIUM AND SODIUM), BENZALDEHYDE, BENZYL ALCOHOL AND BENZYL BENZOATE, EXPRESSED AS BENZOIC ACID EQUIVALENTS). FU.