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  "id": "https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/sodium-aluminium-phosphate-acidic",
  "slug": "sodium-aluminium-phosphate-acidic",
  "name": "Sodium aluminium phosphate, acidic",
  "identifiers": {
    "e_number": "E541",
    "ins_number": "541(i)",
    "cas_number": "7785-88-8",
    "inchikey": "GHHVYBBTKTVOPA-UHFFFAOYSA-K",
    "pubchem_cid": 3032541
  },
  "functional_class": "Acidity regulator",
  "summary": "Acidic sodium aluminium phosphate is a slow-acting raising agent used in self-raising flour, cake mixes and refrigerated doughs, where the rise needs to happen in the oven rather than in the bowl.",
  "derivation_summary": "Made by reacting phosphoric acid with sodium and aluminium compounds. It is one of the few food additives that contributes dietary aluminium, which regulators assess separately from the additive's own function.",
  "regulatory_status": [
    {
      "jurisdiction": "US",
      "jurisdiction_name": "United States",
      "authority": "Food and Drug Administration",
      "status": "not_listed",
      "status_label": "Not listed",
      "note": "Does not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.",
      "provision_count": 0,
      "provisions": []
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction": "CODEX",
      "jurisdiction_name": "Codex Alimentarius",
      "authority": "Codex Alimentarius Commission / JECFA",
      "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
      "status_label": "Permitted, with conditions",
      "provision_count": 7,
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        {
          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
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            "code": "01.6.4",
            "name": "Processed cheese"
          },
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          "max_level_unit": "mg/kg",
          "conditions": "GSFA notes: 6 & 251",
          "effective_from": "2013",
          "citation": {
            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 541(i), food category 01.6.4",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
          },
          "source": "gsfa",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T07:54:15.059Z"
        },
        {
          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
          "food_category": {
            "system": "codex",
            "code": "06.2.1",
            "name": "Flours"
          },
          "max_level": 1600,
          "max_level_unit": "mg/kg",
          "conditions": "GSFA notes: 6, 252, XS152 & XS301R",
          "effective_from": "2025",
          "citation": {
            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 541(i), food category 06.2.1",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
          },
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          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T07:54:15.059Z"
        },
        {
          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
          "food_category": {
            "system": "codex",
            "code": "06.6",
            "name": "Batters (e.g. for breading or batters for fish or poultry)"
          },
          "max_level": 1000,
          "max_level_unit": "mg/kg",
          "conditions": "GSFA notes: 6",
          "effective_from": "2013",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 541(i), food category 06.6",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
          },
          "source": "gsfa",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T07:54:15.059Z"
        },
        {
          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
          "food_category": {
            "system": "codex",
            "code": "07.1.2",
            "name": "Crackers, excluding sweet crackers"
          },
          "max_level": 100,
          "max_level_unit": "mg/kg",
          "conditions": "GSFA notes: 6 & 246",
          "effective_from": "2013",
          "citation": {
            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 541(i), food category 07.1.2",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
          },
          "source": "gsfa",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T07:54:15.059Z"
        },
        {
          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
          "food_category": {
            "system": "codex",
            "code": "07.1.3",
            "name": "Other ordinary bakery products (e.g. bagels, pita, English muffins)"
          },
          "max_level": 100,
          "max_level_unit": "mg/kg",
          "conditions": "GSFA notes: 6, 244 & 246",
          "effective_from": "2013",
          "citation": {
            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 541(i), food category 07.1.3",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
          },
          "source": "gsfa",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T07:54:15.059Z"
        },
        {
          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
          "food_category": {
            "system": "codex",
            "code": "07.1.5",
            "name": "Steamed breads and buns"
          },
          "max_level": 40,
          "max_level_unit": "mg/kg",
          "conditions": "GSFA notes: 6, 246 & 248",
          "effective_from": "2013",
          "citation": {
            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 541(i), food category 07.1.5",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
          },
          "source": "gsfa",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T07:54:15.059Z"
        },
        {
          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
          "food_category": {
            "system": "codex",
            "code": "07.1.6",
            "name": "Mixes for bread and ordinary bakery wares"
          },
          "max_level": 40,
          "max_level_unit": "mg/kg",
          "conditions": "GSFA notes: 6, 246 & 249",
          "effective_from": "2013",
          "citation": {
            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 541(i), food category 07.1.6",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
          },
          "source": "gsfa",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T07:54:15.059Z"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "7785-88-8",
      "type": "cas",
      "source": "openfoodtox"
    },
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      "name": "ALUMINIUM(3+) ION SODIUM PHOSPHATE",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
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      "name": "Aluminum sodium phosphate",
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      "name": "GHHVYBBTKTVOPA-UHFFFAOYSA-K",
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    },
    {
      "name": "HSDB 691",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Phosphoric acid, aluminium sodium salt",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Phosphoric acid, aluminum sodium salt",
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    },
    {
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    },
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      "name": "SALP",
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    },
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      "name": "Sodium aluminium phosphate, acidic",
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      "source": "gsfa"
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    {
      "name": "SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE",
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    },
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  ],
  "hazard_reference_values": [],
  "sources": [
    {
      "key": "gsfa",
      "name": "Codex General Standard for Food Additives (CXS 192-1995)",
      "publisher": "Codex Alimentarius Commission (FAO/WHO)",
      "licence": "FAO terms — non-commercial use with attribution",
      "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T07:54:15.059Z"
    }
  ],
  "citation_policy": "Cite as: Food Additive Index, \"Sodium aluminium phosphate, acidic\", https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/sodium-aluminium-phosphate-acidic. This site reports regulatory status and does not rate additives.",
  "generated_at": "2026-09-08T00:09:38.679Z"
}