Food Safety Substance

Potassium propionateE283

Potassium propionate (E283) is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, GRAS in the US, and data from 7 regulatory sources.

CAS 327-62-8 E283 Indexable evidence set

FDA

GRAS

ADI / TDI

ADI NOT LIMITED

Codex

1 row(s)

SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 7 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name

Potassium propionate

CAS

327-62-8

E-number

E283

DTXSID

DTXSID50186368

PubChem CID

23663619

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (13)

SOURCE EU Commission FDA | Health Canada | Codex Alimentarius

Multi-Jurisdiction Comparison

Side-by-side status rows for the same resolved substance across public food regulators.

Jurisdiction	Authority	Status	Evidence
European Union	EU Commission	PUBLISHED	EU additive listing; Annex II entry
Codex	Codex Alimentarius	Listed	Preservative

SOURCE EU Commission EU Food Additives | EU Food Additives Database

EU Food Additive Status

EU Commission food-additive listing rows from eu_food_additives.

Jurisdiction	E-number	Status	Type	Name	Note
European Union	E283	PUBLISHED	substanceFAD	Potassium propionate	-

SOURCE EU Commission EU Annex II Authorised | EU Food Additives Database

EU Annex II Authorised Uses

Authorised additive rows and use conditions from EU Annex II tables.

Jurisdiction	E-number	Name	INS	Policy item	Note
European Union	E283	Potassium propionate	-	POL-FAD-IMPORT-3071	-

Conditions and restrictions

Jurisdiction	Food category	Restriction	Comment	Source
European Union	-	-	-	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	-	-	-	EU Food Additives Database

SOURCE Codex Alimentarius Codex GSFA

Codex GSFA Status

Codex Alimentarius GSFA permissions and maximum-use rows.

Jurisdiction	INS / E-number	Function	Food category	Max level	Notes
Codex	283	Preservative	Table 3 Foods in General (GMP)	GMP	Table 3 additive - GMP in foods in general

SOURCE JECFA JECFA ADI

JECFA ADI Values

JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.

Jurisdiction	Chemical name	JECFA no.	CAS	ADI	ADI upper	Function	Evaluation year
JECFA	POTASSIUM PROPIONATE	-	327-62-8	NOT LIMITED	-	PRESERVATIVE	1973

SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.

SOURCE Cross-vertical comparison ingredients | ghs classifications

Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence

This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.

CosmeticsPotassium PropionateEU status: permitted Industrial / GHSWarningEuropean Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

SOURCE FAQPage JSON-LD public food renderer rows

Frequently Asked Questions

Food-use, safety, ADI, and cross-vertical answers mirrored into FAQPage JSON-LD.

What is Potassium propionate used for in food?

Potassium propionate appears in food-use rows as: Preservative; Preservative.

Is Potassium propionate / E283 safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI NOT LIMITED . EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: GRAS.

What is the ADI for Potassium propionate?

Potassium propionate has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI NOT LIMITED . Source: food_substances.

Is Potassium propionate also used in cosmetics?

Potassium propionate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Potassium Propionate, EU status permitted.