Food Safety Substance
LecithinE322
Lecithin (E322) is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, FDA has no questions in the US, and data from 10 regulatory sources.
CAS 8002-43-5
E322
Indexable evidence set
FDA
FDA has no questions
ADI / TDI
ADI NOT LIMITED mg/kg bw
Codex
33 row(s)
SOURCE
D1 identity resolution
e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 10 matched regulatory source group(s)
Substance Identity
Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.
Substance name
Lecithin
CAS
8002-43-5
E-number
E322
DTXSID
DTXSID3021279
Evidence tier
Indexable evidence set (16)
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 |
| United States | FDA | FDA has no questions | GRAS notice |
| Canada | Health Canada | Listed | Emulsifying agent |
| Codex | Codex Alimentarius | Listed | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent |
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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 | E322 | PUBLISHED | substanceFAD | Lecithins | - |
| European Union | E322A | PUBLISHED | substanceFAD | Oat lecithin | - |
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 | E322 | Lecithins | - | POL-FAD-IMPORT-3095 | - |
| European Union | E322A | Oat lecithin | - | POL-FAD-IMPORT-3387 | - |
Conditions and restrictions
| Jurisdiction | Food category | Restriction | Comment | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 5.1 Cocoa and chocolate products as covered by Directive 2000/36/EC | quantum satis | - | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 6.4.1 Fresh pasta | quantum satis | - | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 6.4.3 Fresh pre-cooked pasta | quantum satis | - | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 7.1.1 Bread prepared solely with the following ingredients: wheat flour, water, yeast or leaven, salt | quantum satis | - | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 7.1.2 Pain courant français; Friss búzakenyér, Fehér és Félbarna kenyerek | quantum satis | - | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 13.1 foods for infants and young children | - | For uses in nutrient preparations under the condition that the maximum level in foods mentioned in Part E, points 01.10 and 13.1, of Annex II is not exceeded | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 13.1.1 infant formulae as defined by Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 | ML 1000 mg/kg | If more than one of the substances E 322, E 471, E 472c and E 473 are added to a foodstuff, the maximum level established for that foodstuff for each of those substances is... | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 13.1.2 follow-on formulae as defined by by Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 | ML 1000 mg/kg | If more than one of the substances E 322, E 471, E 472c and E 473 are added to a foodstuff, the maximum level established for that foodstuff for each of those substances is... | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 13.1.3 Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods as defined by Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 | ML 10000 mg/kg | only biscuits and rusks, cereal-based foods, baby foods | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 1.5 dehydrated milk as defined by directive 2001/114/ec | quantum satis | - | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 5.1 Cocoa and chocolate products as covered by Directive 2000/36/EC | quantum satis | - | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 6.4.1 Fresh pasta | quantum satis | - | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 6.4.3 Fresh pre-cooked pasta | quantum satis | - | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 7.1.1 Bread prepared solely with the following ingredients: wheat flour, water, yeast or leaven, salt | quantum satis | - | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 7.1.2 Pain courant français; Friss búzakenyér, Fehér és Félbarna kenyerek | quantum satis | - | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 2.1 fats and oils essentially free from water (excluding anhydrous milk fat) | ML 30000 mg/kg | except virgin oils and olive oils | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 13.1.1 infant formulae as defined by Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 | ML 1000 mg/kg | If more than one of the substances E 322, E 471, E 472c and E 473 are added to a foodstuff, the maximum level established for that foodstuff for each of those substances is... | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 13.1.2 follow-on formulae as defined by by Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 | ML 1000 mg/kg | If more than one of the substances E 322, E 471, E 472c and E 473 are added to a foodstuff, the maximum level established for that foodstuff for each of those substances is... | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 13.1.3 Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods as defined by Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 | ML 10000 mg/kg | only biscuits and rusks, cereal-based foods, baby foods | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 13.1 foods for infants and young children | - | For uses in nutrient preparations under the condition that the maximum level in foods mentioned in Part E, points 01.10 and 13.1, of Annex II is not exceeded | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 1.10 Milk-based drinks and similar products intended for young children* | ML 10000 mg/l | - | EU Food Additives Database |
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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 | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 01.1.2 Other fluid milk (plain) | GMP | Excluding lactose reduced milks. |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 01.2.2 Renneted milk (plain) | GMP | - |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 01.4.1 Pasteurized cream (plain) | GMP | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Cream and Prepared Creams (CXS 288-1976) |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 01.4.2 Sterilized and UHT creams, whipping and whipped creams, and reduced fat creams (plain) | GMP | - |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 01.8.2 Dried whey and whey products, excluding whey cheeses | GMP | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Dairy Permeate Powders (CXS 331-2017). |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 02.1.1 Butter oil, anhydrous milkfat, ghee | GMP | For use in products conforming to the Standard for Edible fats and Oils Not Covered by Individual Standards (CXS 19-1981). |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 02.1.2 Vegetable oils and fats | GMP | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Olive Oils and Olive Pomace Oils (CODEX STAN 33-1981).; Excluding virgin and cold pressed oils in products conforming to the... |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 02.1.3 Lard, tallow, fish oil, and other animal fats | GMP | - |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 04.1.1.2 Surface-treated fresh fruit | GMP | For use in waxes, coatings or glazes where these surface treatments are allowed for application to the surface of fresh fruit. |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 04.2.1.2 Surface-treated fresh vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweeds, and nuts and seeds | GMP | For use in waxes, coatings or glazes where these surface treatments are allowed for the application to the surface of fresh vegetables, seaweeds, or nuts and seeds.; For use as a... |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 04.2.2.7 Fermented vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera) and seaweed products, excluding fermented soybean products of food categories 06.8.6, 06.8.7, 12.9.1, 12.9.2.1 and 12.9.2.3 | GMP | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Gochujang (CXS 294-2009). |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 06.2.1 Flours | GMP | For use at GMP in full fat soy flour only.; Except for use in wheat flour conforming to the standard for Wheat Flour (CODEX STAN 152-1985) at 2 000 mg/kg. |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 06.4.1 Fresh pastas and noodles and like products | GMP | - |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 06.4.2 Dried pastas and noodles and like products | GMP | For use in noodles, gluten-free pasta and pasta intended for hypoproteic diets only. |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 08.1.1 Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts | GMP | For use in fresh meat, poultry and game products only.; For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only. |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 08.1.2 Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted | GMP | For use in fresh minced meat which contains other ingredients apart from comminuted meat only. |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 09.1.2 Fresh mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | GMP | For use as an antioxidant for non-standardized food and for raw chilled shucked mollusks conforming to the Standard for Live and Raw Bivalve Molluscs (CODEX STAN 292-2008).;... |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 09.2.1 Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | GMP | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Blocks of Fish Fillet, Minced Fish Flesh and Mixtures of Fillets and Minced Fish Flesh (CODEX STAN 165-1989).;... |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 09.2.2 Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | GMP | For non-standardized food and for breaded or batter coatings in food conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Fish Sticks (Fish Fingers), Fish Portions and Fish Fillets -... |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 09.2.3 Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | GMP | For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only. |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 09.2.4.1 Cooked fish and fish products | GMP | For use in surimi products only. |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 09.2.4.3 Fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | GMP | For use in breading or batter coatings only. |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 09.2.5 Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | GMP | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Smoked Fish, Smoked-flavoured Fish and Smoke-dried Fish (CODEX STAN 311-2013).; Excluding products conforming to the Standard for... |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 10.2.1 Liquid egg products | GMP | - |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 10.2.2 Frozen egg products | GMP | - |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 11.4 Other sugars and syrups (e.g. xylose, maple syrup, sugar toppings) | GMP | Excluding maple syrup. |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 12.1.2 Salt Substitutes | GMP | - |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 13.1.1 Infant formulae | 5,000 mg/kg | Maximum use level is expressed as mg additive/L of food.; If Lecithin (INS 322(i)) is used in combination with Mono-and diglycerides of fatty acids (INS 471) the sum of the... |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 13.1.2 Follow-up formulae | 5,000 mg/kg | Maximum use level is expressed as mg additive/L of food.; As consumed. |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 13.1.3 Formulae for special medical purposes for infants | 5,000 mg/kg | Maximum use level is expressed as mg additive/L of food.; If Lecithin (INS 322(i)) is used in combination with Mono-and diglycerides of fatty acids (INS 471) the sum of the... |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 13.2 Complementary foods for infants and young children | 5,000 mg/kg | For use at 15 000 mg/kg in products conforming to the Standard for Processed Cereal-Based Foods for Infants and Young Children (CODEX STAN 74-1981).; For use in products... |
| Codex | 322(i) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent | 14.1.5 Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa | GMP | For use in ready-to-drink products and pre-mixes for ready-to-drink products only. |
| Codex | 322(ii) | Antioxidant; Emulsifier | Table 3 Foods in General (GMP) | GMP | Table 3 additive - GMP in foods in general |
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FDA
FDA GRAS
FDA GRAS Status
US FDA GRAS notice evidence from enriched and notice tables.
| Jurisdiction | GRN | Substance | FDA response | Intended use | Basis | Notifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 134 | Soy protein hydrolyzate with enzyme-modified lecithin | FDA has no questions | Ingredient in baked goods and baking mixes, breakfast cereals, dairy product analogs, fats and oils, grain products and pastas, health beverages, meat products, milk products... | Scientific procedures | Kyowa Hakko U.S.A., Inc. |
| United States | 186 | Soy lecithin enzymatically modified to have increased phosphatidylserine | FDA has no questions | Ingredient in food in general, except meat and poultry | Scientific procedures | Lipogen Products (9000) Ltd. |
| United States | 226 | Lecithin derived from krill | FDA has no questions | Ingredient in breakfast bars at a level of 3.8 per cent, dairy product analogs (soy products) and milk-based beverages at a level of 0.6 per cent, fat spreads at a level of 10 per... | Scientific procedures | Enzymotec Ltd. |
| United States | 533 | Lecithin from canola | FDA has no questions | For general use in foods with no limitations other than current good manufacturing practices. | Scientific Procedures | American Lecithin Company |
| United States | 534 | Hydrogenated lecithin from soy | FDA has no questions | For general use in foods with no limitations other than current good manufacturing practices. | Scientific Procedures | American Lecithin Company |
| United States | 636 | Phosphatidylserine derived from sunflower lecithin | At the notifier's request, FDA ceased to evaluate this notice | Nutrient and as an alternative to other sunflower PS sources at levels up to 100 milligrams (mg) per serving in dairy product analogs (imitation milk and soy milk), grain products... | Scientific procedures | ECA Healthcare, Inc. |
| United States | 637 | Phosphatidylserine derived from soy lecithin | At the notifier's request, FDA ceased to evaluate this notice | Nutrient and as an alternative to other soy PS sources at levels up to 100 milligrams (mg) per serving in dairy product analogs (imitation milk and soy milk), grain products... | Scientific procedures | ECA Healthcare, Inc. |
| United States | 682 | Lecithin from canola | FDA has no questions | for use as an emulsifier, surfactant, and dispersing agent in foods generally. | Scientific procedures | Cargill |
| United States | 939 | Sunflower lecithin | FDA has no questions | Intended for use as an emulsifier, dispersing agent, wetting agent and as a release agent at levels not to exceed current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) in food (including as... | Scientific procedures | Sternchemie GmbH & Co. KG |
| United States | 1267 | Sunflower lecithin | FDA has no questions | Intended for use as an alternative lecithin source, emulsifier, surfactant, dispersing agent, and as a nutritional ingredient in all currently authorized food categories at levels... | Scientific procedures | Shankar Nutricon |
| United States | 134 | Soy protein hydrolyzate with enzyme-modified lecithin | FDA has no questions | Ingredient in baked goods and baking mixes, breakfast cereals, dairy product analogs, fats and oils, grain products and pastas, health beverages, meat products, milk products... | Scientific procedures | Kyowa Hakko U.S.A., Inc. |
| United States | 186 | Soy lecithin enzymatically modified to have increased phosphatidylserine | FDA has no questions | Ingredient in food in general, except meat and poultry | Scientific procedures | Lipogen Products (9000) Ltd. |
| United States | 226 | Lecithin derived from krill | FDA has no questions | Ingredient in breakfast bars at a level of 3.8 per cent, dairy product analogs (soy products) and milk-based beverages at a level of 0.6 per cent, fat spreads at a level of 10 per... | Scientific procedures | Enzymotec Ltd. |
| United States | 533 | Lecithin from canola | FDA has no questions | For general use in foods with no limitations other than current good manufacturing practices. | Scientific Procedures | American Lecithin Company |
| United States | 534 | Hydrogenated lecithin from soy | FDA has no questions | For general use in foods with no limitations other than current good manufacturing practices. | Scientific Procedures | American Lecithin Company |
| United States | 636 | Phosphatidylserine derived from sunflower lecithin | At the notifier's request, FDA ceased to evaluate this notice | Nutrient and as an alternative to other sunflower PS sources at levels up to 100 milligrams (mg) per serving in dairy product analogs (imitation milk and soy milk), grain products... | Scientific procedures | ECA Healthcare, Inc. |
| United States | 637 | Phosphatidylserine derived from soy lecithin | At the notifier's request, FDA ceased to evaluate this notice | Nutrient and as an alternative to other soy PS sources at levels up to 100 milligrams (mg) per serving in dairy product analogs (imitation milk and soy milk), grain products... | Scientific procedures | ECA Healthcare, Inc. |
| United States | 682 | Lecithin from canola | FDA has no questions (in PDF) | for use as an emulsifier, surfactant, and dispersing agent in foods generally. | Scientific procedures | Cargill |
| United States | 939 | Sunflower lecithin | FDA has no questions (in PDF) | Intended for use as an emulsifier, dispersing agent, wetting agent and as a release agent at levels not to exceed current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) in food (including as... | Scientific procedures | Sternchemie GmbH & Co. KG |
| United States | 1267 | Sunflower lecithin | FDA has no questions (in PDF) | Intended for use as an alternative lecithin source, emulsifier, surfactant, dispersing agent, and as a nutritional ingredient in all currently authorized food categories at levels... | Scientific procedures | Shankar Nutricon |
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Health Canada
Health Canada Status
Health Canada food-additive permissions by functional class and food scope.
| Jurisdiction | Class | Permitted foods | Maximum level | List |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Emulsifying agent | (a)Chocolate products as defined in Volume 4 of the Food Compositional Standards Document; Cocoa products as defined in Volume 4 of the Food Compositional Standards Document | (a)If used singly, the amount not to exceed 1.0%. If used in any combination with other emulsifying agents, the total combined amount not to exceed 1.5%, provided that the amount of hydroxylated lecithin does not exceed 1.0%. | List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents |
| Canada | Emulsifying, stabilizing or thickening agent | (b)Unstandardized foods | (b)Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents |
| Canada | Emulsifying, stabilizing or thickening agent | (a)Bread | (a)Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents |
| Canada | Emulsifying agent | (b)Calorie-reduced margarine | (b)5,000 ppm | List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents |
| Canada | Emulsifying agent | (c)Chocolate products as defined in Volume 4 of the Food Compositional Standards Document; Cocoa products as defined in Volume 4 of the Food Compositional Standards Document | (c)If used singly, the amount not to exceed 1.0%. If used in any combination with other emulsifying agents, the total combined amount not to exceed 1.5%, provided that the amount of lecithin does not exceed 1.0%. | List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents |
| Canada | Stabilizing agent | (d)Cream; (Naming the flavour) milk; (Naming the flavour) partly skimmed milk; (Naming the flavour) partly skimmed milk with added milk solids; (Naming the flavour) skim milk; (Naming the flavour) skim milk with added... | (d)Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents |
| Canada | Emulsifying agent | (d.1) (Naming the flavour) flavour | (d.1) Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents |
| Canada | Emulsifying agent | (e)Human milk fortifier | (e)3,000 ppm in the human milk as consumed, containing the human milk fortifier | List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents |
| Canada | Stabilizing agent | (f)Ice cream mix | (f)If used singly, the amount not to exceed 5,000 ppm of the ice cream. If used in any combination with other stabilizing agents or microcrystalline cellulose in accordance with paragraph M.8(b) of the *List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Purposes of Use,* the total combined amount not to exceed 5,000 ppm of the ice cream. | List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents |
| Canada | Emulsifying agent | (g)Ice milk mix | (g)If used singly, the amount not to exceed 5,000 ppm of the ice milk. If used in any combination with other emulsifying agents, the total combined amount not to exceed 5,000 ppm of the ice milk. This total combined amount does not include propylene glycol mono fatty acid esters that may be added up to their maximum level of use set out in this list. | List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents |
| Canada | Emulsifying agent | (h)Infant formula | (h)3,000 ppm in the infant formula as consumed | List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents |
| Canada | Emulsifying agent | (i)Margarine | (i)2,000 ppm | List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents |
| Canada | Emulsifying agent | (j)Milk powder | (j)5,000 ppm | List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents |
| Canada | Thickening agent | (k)Mustard pickles; Relishes | (k)Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents |
| Canada | Emulsifying, stabilizing or thickening agent | (l)Processed (naming the variety) cheese; Processed cheese food; Processed cheese food with (naming the added ingredients); Processed cheese spread; Processed cheese spread with (naming the added ingredients); Processed... | (l)2,000 ppm | List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents |
| Canada | Stabilizing agent | (m)Sherbet | (m)If used singly, the amount not to exceed 7,500 ppm. If used in any combination with other stabilizing agents, the total combined amount not to exceed 7,500 ppm. | List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents |
| Canada | Emulsifying, stabilizing or thickening agent | (n)Unstandardized foods | (n)Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents |
| Canada | Release agent | - | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice. To be used on surfaces that come into contact with food. | List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Purposes of Use |
| Canada | Release agent | - | (b) 1.75% in the product as consumed | List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Purposes of Use |
| Canada | Preservative | (a) (Naming the flavour) essence; (Naming the flavour) extract; (Naming the flavour) flavour | (a)Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Preservatives |
| Canada | Preservative | (b)Fats and oils, except milk fat, olive oil and suet; Lard; Mono- and diglycerides; Shortening | (b)Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Preservatives |
| Canada | Preservative | (c)Infant cereal products | (c)Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Preservatives |
| Canada | Preservative | (d)Unstandardized foods, except unstandardized preparations of meat or meat by-product, fish or meat (as defined in section B.21.002 of the *Food and Drug Regulations*) or poultry meat or poultry meat by-product | (d)Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Preservatives |
| Canada | Preservative | (a)Fats and oils, except milk fat, olive oil and suet; Lard; Mono- and diglycerides; Shortening | (a)Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Preservatives |
| Canada | Preservative | (b)Unstandardized foods, except unstandardized preparations of meat or meat by-product, fish or meat (as defined in section B.21.002 of the *Food and Drug Regulations*) or poultry meat or poultry meat by-product | (b)Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Preservatives |
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EU Commission
EU Food Contact Materials
EU FCM Substances
EU food-contact material rows and migration-limit fields.
| Jurisdiction | FCM no. | Ref no. | Substance | Use | SML | Regulation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 528 | 63760 | lecithin | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
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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 | LECITHIN | - | 8002-43-5 | NOT LIMITED | - | ANTIOXIDANT, EMULSIFIER | 1973 |
| JECFA | LECITHIN, partially hydrolyzed | - | 8002-43-5 (Lecithin) | no_data | - | ANTIOXIDANT_SYNERGIST, EMULSIFIER, SYNERGIST | 1990 |
| JECFA | HYDROXYLATED LECITHIN | - | - | NO ADI ALLOCATED | - | EMULSIFIER | 1980 |
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ingredients
ghs classifications
Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma
Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.
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Cross-vertical comparison
ingredients | ghs classifications
Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence
This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.
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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 Lecithin used for in food?
Lecithin appears in food-use rows as: Antioxidant/Emulsifier; Antioxidant; Emulsifier; Flour treatment agent; Emulsifying agent.
Is Lecithin / E322 safe?
This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI NOT LIMITED mg/kg bw. EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: FDA has no questions.
What is the ADI for Lecithin?
Lecithin has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI NOT LIMITED mg/kg bw. Source: WHO JECFA.
Is Lecithin also used in cosmetics?
Lecithin has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Lecithin, EU status permitted.