Food additives data book - wordpres

ALTERNATIVES: Ammonium chloride/ Calcium chloride/ Sodium lactate/ Magnesium sulphate
FOOD SAFETY ISSUES: Human poison by ingestion. Poison experimentally by ingestion, intravenous, and intraperitoneal
routes; moderately toxic by subcutaneous route. Human systemic effects by ingestion include nausea,
blood clotting changes, cardiac arrythmias. Also an eye irritant. Mutagenic data available. Explosive
reaction with BrF3; sulfuric acid + potassium permanganate. When heated to decomposition, will emit
toxic fumes of K2O and Cl- LEGISLATION: USA: UK and EUROPE:
FDA 21CFR 150.141, 150.161, Europe: listed
166.110: approved for use in UK: approved for use
margarine. EEC Regulations (E508):
21CFR 182.5622: approved for use approved for use as gellant, salt
in foods as dietary supplement at substitute, dietary supplement in
GRAS quantities. malting process for beer making
Preparations containing >100 mg
potassium/tablet or >20 mg CANADA:
potassium/ml regulated as drugs. Approved for use as the following:
21CFR 184.1622: approved for use pH-adjusting or water-correcting
in foods as flavour enhancer, agent in brewing at GMP levels;
flavouring agent, nutrient supplement, yeast food for brewing and
pH control agent, stabiliser, thickener unstandardised bakery products at
at GRAS quantities. GMP levels; emulsifying, gelling,
GRAS when used in accordance with stabilising or thickening agent for
GMP. unstandardised foods at GMP
Preparations containing equal to or levels
greater than 100 mg of potassium per
tablet are drugs covered by 21CFR AUSTRALIA/PACIFIC RIM:
201.306, USDA 9CFR 318.7 Japan: approved for use
USDA 9CFR 381.147: limitation of
not more than 3% of a 2.0 molar
solution.
(conts)
Potassium chloride 501