Food Additives: US vs EU Safety Comparison
37 featured additives with full US-EU comparison, plus 3,940 additives from the FDA Substances Added to Food inventory.
US-EU Regulatory Divergence (21)
These additives have different regulatory status — approved in one region but banned, restricted, or under review in the other.
Azodicarbonamide (ADA)
Flour treatment agent / Dough conditioner
US
ApprovedEU
BannedBHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole)
Antioxidant / Preservative
US
GRASEU
ApprovedBHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene)
Antioxidant / Preservative
US
GRASEU
ApprovedCalcium Propionate
Preservative
US
GRASEU
ApprovedCarrageenan
Thickener / Stabilizer
US
GRASEU
ApprovedCitric Acid
Acidity regulator / Preservative
US
GRASEU
ApprovedErythritol
Sugar alcohol / Sweetener
US
GRASEU
ApprovedGreen 3 (Fast Green)
Color additive
US
ApprovedEU
BannedHigh Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)
Sweetener
US
GRASEU
ApprovedLecithin
Emulsifier
US
GRASEU
ApprovedMono- and Diglycerides
Emulsifier
US
GRASEU
ApprovedMSG (Monosodium Glutamate)
Flavor enhancer
US
GRASEU
ApprovedPartially Hydrogenated Oils (Trans Fats)
Fat / Processing aid
US
BannedEU
RestrictedPotassium Bromate
Flour treatment agent
US
ApprovedEU
BannedPropylparaben
Preservative
US
GRASEU
BannedrBST (Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin)
Growth hormone (dairy)
US
ApprovedEU
BannedRed 3 (Erythrosine)
Color additive
US
BannedEU
ApprovedSodium Benzoate
Preservative
US
GRASEU
ApprovedSorbic Acid and Sorbates
Preservative
US
GRASEU
ApprovedStevia (Steviol Glycosides)
Natural sweetener
US
GRASEU
ApprovedTitanium Dioxide
Color additive
US
ApprovedEU
Banned
Same Status in Both Regions (16)
- Approved
Acesulfame Potassium (Ace-K)
Artificial sweetener
- Approved
Aspartame
Artificial sweetener
- Approved
Blue 1 (Brilliant Blue)
Color additive
- Approved
Blue 2 (Indigo Carmine)
Color additive
- Banned
Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO)
Emulsifier / Stabilizer
- Approved
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifier
- Approved
Red 40 (Allura Red AC)
Color additive
- Approved
Saccharin
Artificial sweetener
- Approved
Sodium Nitrate
Preservative / Color fixative
- Approved
Sodium Nitrite
Preservative / Color fixative
- Approved
Sucralose
Artificial sweetener
- Approved
Sulfur Dioxide and Sulfites
Preservative / Antioxidant
- Approved
TBHQ (Tert-Butylhydroquinone)
Antioxidant / Preservative
- Approved
Xanthan Gum
Thickener / Stabilizer
- Approved
Yellow 5 (Tartrazine)
Color additive
- Approved
Yellow 6 (Sunset Yellow)
Color additive
FDA Inventory (3,940)
Additives from the FDA Substances Added to Food inventory. EU comparison not yet available for these entries.
Showing 1,501–1,600 of 3,940
- CHLORINE DIOXIDE— ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT,<br /> FLOUR TREATING AGENT,<br /> FUMIGANT
- CHLORINE SOLUTION, AQUEOUS— ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT,<br /> FUMIGANT
- CHLOROFLUOROCARBON 113— FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT,<br /> DIRECT CONTACT
- CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS--PROHIBITED— PROPELLANT
- CHLOROFORM— PROCESSING AID
- CHLOROMETHYL METHYL ETHER— PROCESSING AID
- CHLOROPENTAFLUOROETHANE— PROPELLANT
- CHLOROPHYLL
- CHOLIC ACID— PH CONTROL AGENT
- CHOLINE BITARTRATE— NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
- CHOLINE CHLORIDE— NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
- CHOLINE CHLORIDE(ALSO INCLUDES CHOLINE)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CHRYSANTHEMUM EXTRACT— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CHYMOSIN PREPARATION, ASPERGILLUS NIGER VAR. AWAMORI— ENZYME,<br /> PROCESSING AID,<br /> STABILIZER OR THICKENER
- CHYMOSIN PREPARATION, ESCHERICHIA COLI K-12— ENZYME,<br /> PROCESSING AID,<br /> STABILIZER OR THICKENER
- CHYMOSIN PREPARATION, KLUYVEROMYCES MARXIANUS VAR. LACTIS— ENZYME
- CINCHONA BARK, RED (CINCHONA SUCCIRUBRA PAV. OR ITS HYBRIDS)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CINCHONA BARK, RED, EXTRACT (CINCHONA SUCCIRUBRA PAV. OR ITS HYBRIDS)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CINCHONA BARK, YELLOW (CINCHONA SPP.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CINCHONA BARK, YELLOW, EXTRACT (CINCHONA SPP.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CINCHONA, EXTRACT (CINCHONA SPP.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CINNAMALDEHYDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CINNAMALDEHYDE ETHYLENE GLYCOL ACETAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CINNAMALDEHYDE PROPYLENEGLYCOL ACETAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CINNAMIC ACID— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CINNAMON (CINNAMOMUM SPP.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,<br /> PROCESSING AID,<br /> SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
- CINNAMON BARK OLEORESIN, CEYLON, CHINESE, OR SAIGON (CINNAMOMUM SPP.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CINNAMON BARK, EXTRACT (CINNAMOMUM SPP.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CINNAMON BARK, OIL (CINNAMOMUM SPP.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CINNAMON LEAF OIL, RECTIFIED
- CINNAMON LEAF, OIL (CINNAMOMUM SPP.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CINNAMYL ACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CINNAMYL ALCOHOL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CINNAMYL ANTHRANILATE--PROHIBITED— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CINNAMYL BENZOATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CINNAMYL BUTYRATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CINNAMYL CINNAMATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CINNAMYL FORMATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CINNAMYL ISOBUTYRATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CINNAMYL ISOVALERATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CINNAMYL PHENYLACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CINNAMYL PROPIONATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS AND TRANS-5-ETHYL-4-METHYL-2-(2-METHYLPROPYL)-THIAZOLINE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS- AND TRANS-2-HEPTYLCYCLOPROPANECARBOXYLIC ACID— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS- AND TRANS-2-ISOBUTYL-4-METHYL-1,3-DIOXOLANE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS- AND TRANS-2-ISOPROPYL-4-METHYL-1,3-DIOXOLANE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS- AND TRANS-5-ETHYL-4-METHYL-2-(2-BUTYL)-THIAZOLINE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS- AND TRANS-ETHYL 2,4-DIMETHYL-1,3-DIOXOLANE-2-ACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS- AND TRANS-L-MERCAPTO-P-MENTHAN-3-ONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS- AND TRANS-P-1(7),8-MENTHADIEN-2-YL ACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-2-NONEN-1-OL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-2-OCTENOL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-3 & TRANS-2-HEXENYL PROPIONATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-3-HEXEN-1-OL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-3-HEXEN-1-YL ACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-3-HEXENAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-3-HEXENOIC ACID— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-3-HEXENYL ACETOACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-3-HEXENYL BENZOATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-3-HEXENYL BUTYRATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-3-HEXENYL CIS-3-HEXENOATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-3-HEXENYL FORMATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-3-HEXENYL HEXANOATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-3-HEXENYL LACTATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-3-NONEN-1-OL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-3-NONENYL ACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-3-OCTEN-1-OL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-3-OCTENYL PROPIONATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-4-DECENOL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-4-HEPTENAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-4-HEXENAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-4-OCTENOL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-5-ISOPROPENYL-CIS-2-METHYLCYCLOPENTAN-1-CARBOXALDEHYDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-5-OCTEN-1-OL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-5-OCTENAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-5-OCTENOIC ACID— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-6-NONEN-1-OL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-6-NONENAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-6-NONENYL ACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-9-OCTADECENYL ACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-CARVONE OXIDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS-DIHYDROCARVONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CIS,CIS-3,6-NONADIENYL ACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CITRAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CITRAL DIETHYL ACETAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CITRAL DIMETHYL ACETAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CITRAL GLYCERYL ACETAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CITRAL PROPYLENE GLYCOL ACETAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CITRIC AND FATTY ACID ESTERS OF GLYCEROL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CITRONELLA, OIL (CYMBOPOGON NARDUS RENDLE)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CITRONELLAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CITRONELLOXYACETALDEHYDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CITRONELLYL ACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CITRONELLYL ANTHRANILATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CITRONELLYL BUTYRATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CITRONELLYL FORMATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CITRONELLYL ISOBUTYRATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CITRONELLYL PHENYLACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CITRONELLYL PROPIONATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- CITRONELLYL TRANS-2-METHYL-2-BUTENOATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT