Food Safety Substance

Potassium iodide

Potassium iodide is a food additive with Yes (Annex II) in the EU, Yes (GRAS; primary salt iodization form) in the US, and data from 5 regulatory sources.

CAS 7681-11-0 Indexable evidence set
FDA
Yes (GRAS; primary salt iodization form)
ADI / TDI
No ADI/TDI row found
Codex
0 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
Potassium iodide
CAS
7681-11-0
DTXSID
DTXSID7034836
PubChem CID
4875
Evidence tier
Indexable evidence set (8)
SOURCE EU Commission EU Food Contact Materials

EU FCM Substances

EU food-contact material rows and migration-limit fields.

JurisdictionFCM no.Ref no.SubstanceUseSMLRegulation
European Union51281680potassium iodideadditive/PPA-Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

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

CosmeticsPotassium IodideEU status: permitted Industrial / GHSDangerNITE-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 Potassium iodide used for in food?

Potassium iodide appears in food-use rows as: vitamin.

Is Potassium iodide safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. EU status evidence: Yes (Annex II). US/FDA evidence: Yes (GRAS; primary salt iodization form).

What is the ADI for Potassium iodide?

No ADI row was found for Potassium iodide in the rendered EFSA, food_substances, food_additives, or JECFA tables.

Is Potassium iodide also used in cosmetics?

Potassium iodide has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Potassium Iodide, EU status permitted.