Urease enzyme preparation from Lactobacillus fermentum

CAS 9002-13-5

Urease is used in winemaking to break down urea, which would otherwise react with alcohol to form ethyl carbamate, a carcinogen.

Where it is and isn’t permitted

Status of Urease enzyme preparation from Lactobacillus fermentum by jurisdiction. Every jurisdiction this site covers is listed, including those where the substance does not appear.
JurisdictionStatusScope and limitsCitation
United StatesFood and Drug AdministrationPermitted21 CFR 184.1924retrieved 2026-09-07
Codex AlimentariusCodex Alimentarius Commission / JECFANot listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.

What it is made from

Produced by fermenting Lactobacillus fermentum. It is a preventive treatment rather than an ingredient.

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CAS registry number
9002-13-5

Every name it appears under

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

CAS registry number

  • 9002-13-5

As it appears in regulation

  • Urease enzyme preparation from Lactobacillus fermentum

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

  • ecfr retrieved 2026-09-07

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