Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) – Polyethylene glycol (PEG) graft copolymer

E number E1209INS 1209CAS 96734-39-3

Used as a stabilizer — Codex also lists it as glazing agent.

This graft copolymer is a film coating for supplements and tablets, giving a flexible moisture barrier that does not crack.

Where it is and isn’t permitted

Status of Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) – Polyethylene glycol (PEG) graft copolymer by jurisdiction. Every jurisdiction this site covers is listed, including those where the substance does not appear.
JurisdictionStatusScope and limitsCitation
United StatesFood and Drug AdministrationNot listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.
Codex AlimentariusCodex Alimentarius Commission / JECFAPermitted, with conditions

1 food category

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 1209, food category 13.6retrieved 2026-09-07

What it is made from

Produced by grafting polyvinyl alcohol chains onto polyethylene glycol.

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
CAS registry number
96734-39-3

Every name it appears under

6 recorded names. A label may use any of them.

E number

  • E1209

INS number

  • 1209

CAS registry number

  • 96734-39-3

Other names

  • E 1209
  • POLYVINYL ALCOHOL (PVA) – POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL (PEG) GRAFT COPOLYMER
  • Polyvinyl alcohol-polyethylene glycol-graft-co-polymer

Hazard reference values

No reference value for this substance in the sources we hold.

Evidence and how bodies read it

Studies, and the differing conclusions regulators drew from them, are curated by hand rather than machine-read, and none has been written for this substance yet.

Sources for this page

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