Food Safety Substance

Docusate sodiumE480

Docusate sodium (E480) is a food additive with Not EU food additive in the EU, GRAS in the US, and data from 5 regulatory sources.

CAS 577-11-7 E480 Indexable evidence set

FDA

GRAS

ADI / TDI

ADI 0-0.1 mg/kg bw mg/kg bw

Codex

1 row(s)

SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 5 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name

Docusate sodium

CAS

577-11-7

E-number

E480

DTXSID

DTXSID8022959

PubChem CID

23673837

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	Not EU food additive	-
Codex	Codex Alimentarius	Listed	Emulsifier; Humectant

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	480	Emulsifier; Humectant	04.1.2.9 Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts	15 mg/kg	For use in gelatin powder only.; On a gelatin powder basis.; As a humectant for wetting of fumaric acid (INS 297).

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	DIOCTYL SODIUM SULFOSUCCINATE	-	577-11-7	0-0.1 mg/kg bw	0.1	EMULSIFIER, HUMECTANT	2025
JECFA	DOCUSATE SODIUM	-	-	no_data	-	-	2025

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.

CosmeticsDiethylhexyl Sodium SulfosuccinateEU status: permitted Industrial / GHSWarningNITE-CMC

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 Docusate sodium used for in food?

Docusate sodium appears in food-use rows as: emulsifier; Emulsifier; Humectant.

Is Docusate sodium / E480 safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI 0-0.1 mg/kg bw mg/kg bw. EU status evidence: Not EU food additive. US/FDA evidence: GRAS.

What is the ADI for Docusate sodium?

Docusate sodium has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI 0-0.1 mg/kg bw mg/kg bw. Source: WHO JECFA.

Is Docusate sodium also used in cosmetics?

Docusate sodium has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Diethylhexyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate, EU status permitted.