{ "$schema": "https://foodadditiveindex.com/api/v1/schema.json", "id": "https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/sodium-sulfite", "slug": "sodium-sulfite", "name": "Sodium sulfite", "identifiers": { "e_number": "E221", "ins_number": "221", "cas_number": "7757-83-7", "inchikey": "GEHJYWRUCIMESM-UHFFFAOYSA-L", "pubchem_cid": 24437 }, "functional_class": "Preservative", "summary": "Sodium sulfite is a preservative and antioxidant used in dried fruit, processed potato products and winemaking. Sulfites must be declared as an allergen above a threshold in most jurisdictions.", "derivation_summary": "Made by reacting sulfur dioxide with sodium carbonate. All the sulfites in this family act by releasing sulfur dioxide in the food.", "regulatory_status": [ { "jurisdiction": "US", "jurisdiction_name": "United States", "authority": "Food and Drug Administration", "status": "permitted", "status_label": "Permitted", "provision_count": 1, "provisions": [ { "status": "permitted", "food_category": null, "max_level": null, "max_level_unit": null, "conditions": null, "effective_from": null, "citation": { "ref": "21 CFR 182.3798", "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-182.3798" }, "source": "ecfr", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T18:25:51.549Z" } ] }, { "jurisdiction": "CODEX", "jurisdiction_name": "Codex Alimentarius", "authority": "Codex Alimentarius Commission / JECFA", "status": "permitted_with_conditions", "status_label": "Permitted, with conditions", "provision_count": 59, "provisions": [ { "status": "permitted_with_conditions", "food_category": { "system": "codex", "code": "04.1.1.2", "name": "Surface-treated fresh fruit" }, "max_level": 30, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44 & 204", "effective_from": "2011", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 04.1.1.2", "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": "04.1.2.1", "name": "Frozen fruit" }, "max_level": 500, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44 & 155", "effective_from": "2007", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 04.1.2.1", "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": "04.1.2.10", "name": "Fermented fruit products" }, "max_level": 100, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44", "effective_from": "2008", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 04.1.2.10", "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": "04.1.2.11", "name": "Fruit fillings for pastries" }, "max_level": 100, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44", "effective_from": "2006", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 04.1.2.11", "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": "04.1.2.2", "name": "Dried fruit" }, "max_level": 1000, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44, 135 & 218", "effective_from": "2011", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 04.1.2.2", "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": "04.1.2.3", "name": "Fruit in vinegar, oil, or brine" }, "max_level": 100, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44", "effective_from": "2006", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 04.1.2.3", "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": "04.1.2.5", "name": "" }, "max_level": 100, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44", "effective_from": "2008", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 04.1.2.5", "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": "04.1.2.6", "name": "Fruit-based spreads (e.g. chutney) excluding products of food category" }, "max_level": 100, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44 & 567", "effective_from": "2023", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 04.1.2.6", "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": "04.1.2.7", "name": "Candied fruit" }, "max_level": 100, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44", "effective_from": "2006", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 04.1.2.7", "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": "04.1.2.8", "name": "Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk" }, "max_level": 100, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44, 206 & XS314R", "effective_from": "2024", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 04.1.2.8", "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": "04.1.2.9", "name": "Fruit-based desserts, incl. fruit-flavoured water-based desserts" }, "max_level": 100, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44", "effective_from": "2008", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 04.1.2.9", "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": "04.2.1.3", "name": "Peeled, cut or shredded fresh vegetables, (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweeds and nuts and seeds" }, "max_level": 50, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44, 76 & 136", "effective_from": "2006", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 04.2.1.3", "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": "04.2.2.1", "name": "Frozen vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweeds and nuts and seeds" }, "max_level": 50, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44, 76, 136, 137 & 612", "effective_from": "2024", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 04.2.2.1", "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": "04.2.2.2", "name": "Dried vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweeds, and nuts and seeds" }, "max_level": 500, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44, 105,613 & XS336R", "effective_from": "2026", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 04.2.2.2", "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": "04.2.2.3", "name": "Vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), and seaweeds in vinegar, oil, brine, or soybean sauce" }, "max_level": 100, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44", "effective_from": "2006", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 04.2.2.3", "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": "04.2.2.4", "name": "Canned or bottled (pasteurized) or retort pouch vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), and seaweeds" }, "max_level": 50, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44, XS57, XS257R & XS258R", "effective_from": "2025", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 04.2.2.4", "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": "04.2.2.5", "name": "Vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweed, and nut and seed purees and spreads (e.g. peanut butter)" }, "max_level": 500, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44, 138 & XS57", "effective_from": "2024", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 04.2.2.5", "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": "04.2.2.6", "name": "Vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweed, and nut and seed pulps and preparations (e.g. vegetable desserts and sauces, candied vegetables) other than food category 04.2.2.5" }, "max_level": 300, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44, 205, XS57, XS259R & XS308R", "effective_from": "2025", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 04.2.2.6", "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": "04.2.2.7", "name": "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," }, "max_level": 500, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44 & XS294", "effective_from": "2023", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 04.2.2.7", "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": 200, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44, 470 & 236", "effective_from": "2025", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 06.2.1", "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": "06.2.2", "name": "Starches" }, "max_level": 50, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44", "effective_from": "2006", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 06.2.2", "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": "06.4.3", "name": "Pre-cooked pastas and noodles and like products" }, "max_level": 20, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44, 476 & 49", "effective_from": "2026", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 06.4.3", "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": "06.8.2", "name": "Soybean-based beverage film" }, "max_level": 200, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44 & 648", "effective_from": "2025", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 06.8.2", "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": "07.2", "name": "Fine bakery wares (sweet, salty, savoury) and mixes" }, "max_level": 50, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44", "effective_from": "2006", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 07.2", "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": "09.1.2", "name": "Fresh molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms" }, "max_level": 100, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44, 390, XS312 & XS315", "effective_from": "2017", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 09.1.2", "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": "09.2.1", "name": "Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms" }, "max_level": 100, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 19, 44, 139, 392, XS36, XS165, XS190, XS191, XS312 & XS315", "effective_from": "2017", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 09.2.1", "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": "09.2.4.2", "name": "Cooked molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms" }, "max_level": 150, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44", "effective_from": "2007", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 09.2.4.2", "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": "09.2.5", "name": "Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms" }, "max_level": 30, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44, XS167, XS189, XS222, XS236, XS244 & XS311", "effective_from": "2018", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 09.2.5", "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": "09.4", "name": "Fully preserved, including canned or fermented fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms" }, "max_level": 150, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44, 140, XS3, XS37, XS70, XS90, XS94 & XS119", "effective_from": "2018", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 09.4", "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": "11.1.1", "name": "White sugar, dextrose anhydrous, dextrose monohydrate, fructose" }, "max_level": 15, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44", "effective_from": "2005", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 11.1.1", "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": "11.1.2", "name": "Powdered sugar, powdered dextrose" }, "max_level": 15, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44", "effective_from": "2005", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 11.1.2", "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": "11.1.3", "name": "Soft white sugar, soft brown sugar, glucose syrup, dried glucose syrup, raw cane sugar" }, "max_level": 20, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44 & 111", "effective_from": "2006", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 11.1.3", "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": "11.1.5", "name": "Plantation or mill white sugar" }, "max_level": 70, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44", "effective_from": "2005", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 11.1.5", "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": "11.2", "name": "Brown sugar excluding products of food category 11.1.3" }, "max_level": 40, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44", "effective_from": "2006", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 11.2", "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": "11.3", "name": "Sugar solutions and syrups, also (partially) inverted, including treacle and molasses, excluding products of food category 1.1.1.3" }, "max_level": 70, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44", "effective_from": "2007", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 11.3", "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": "11.4", "name": "Other sugars and syrups (e.g. xylose, maple syrup, sugar toppings)" }, "max_level": 40, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44", "effective_from": "2006", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 11.4", "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": "12.2.1", "name": "Herbs and spices" }, "max_level": 150, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44, 532, 652, XS327, XS328, XS342, XS343, XS344, XS345, XS347, XS351, XS352 & XS353", "effective_from": "2025", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 12.2.1", "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": "12.2.2", "name": "Seasonings and condiments" }, "max_level": 200, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44", "effective_from": "2006", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 12.2.2", "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": "12.3", "name": "Vinegars" }, "max_level": 100, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44", "effective_from": "2006", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 12.3", "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": "12.4", "name": "Mustards" }, "max_level": 250, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44 & 106", "effective_from": "2007", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 12.4", "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": "12.6", "name": "Sauces and like products" }, "max_level": 300, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44 & XS302", "effective_from": "2018", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 12.6", "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": "12.9.1", "name": "Fermented soybean paste (e.g. miso)" }, "max_level": 30, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44 & 214", "effective_from": "2025", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 12.9.1", "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": "14.1.2.1", "name": "Fruit juice" }, "max_level": 50, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44, 122 & XS356R", "effective_from": "2026", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 14.1.2.1", "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": "14.1.2.2", "name": "Vegetable juice" }, "max_level": 50, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44 & 122", "effective_from": "2006", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 14.1.2.2", "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": "14.1.2.3", "name": "Concentrates for fruit juice" }, "max_level": 50, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44, 122 & 127", "effective_from": "2005", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 14.1.2.3", "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": "14.1.2.4", "name": "Concentrates for vegetable juice" }, "max_level": 50, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44, 122 & 127", "effective_from": "2006", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 14.1.2.4", "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": "14.1.3.1", "name": "Fruit nectar" }, "max_level": 50, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44 & 122", "effective_from": "2005", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 14.1.3.1", "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": "14.1.3.2", "name": "Vegetable nectar" }, "max_level": 50, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44 & 122", "effective_from": "2006", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 14.1.3.2", "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": "14.1.3.3", "name": "Concentrates for fruit nectar" }, "max_level": 50, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44, 122 & 127", "effective_from": "2005", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 14.1.3.3", "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": "14.1.3.4", "name": "Concentrates for vegetable nectar" }, "max_level": 50, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44, 122 & 127", "effective_from": "2006", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 14.1.3.4", "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": "14.1.4", "name": "Water-based flavoured drinks, including \"sport,\" “energy,” or \"electrolyte\" drinks and particulated drinks" }, "max_level": 70, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44, 127 & 143", "effective_from": "2006", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 14.1.4", "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": "14.2.1", "name": "Beer and malt beverages" }, "max_level": 50, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44", "effective_from": "2006", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 14.2.1", "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": "14.2.2", "name": "Cider and perry" }, "max_level": 200, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44", "effective_from": "2006", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 14.2.2", "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": "14.2.3", "name": "Grape wines" }, "max_level": 350, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44 & 103", "effective_from": "2006", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 14.2.3", "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": "14.2.4", "name": "Wines (other than grape)" }, "max_level": 200, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44", "effective_from": "2006", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 14.2.4", "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": "14.2.5", "name": "Mead" }, "max_level": 200, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44", "effective_from": "2006", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 14.2.5", "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": "14.2.6", "name": "Distilled spirituous beverages containing more than 15% alcohol" }, "max_level": 200, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44", "effective_from": "2006", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 14.2.6", "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": "14.2.7", "name": "Aromatized alcoholic beverages (e.g. beer, wine and spirituous cooler-type beverages, low-alcoholic refreshers)" }, "max_level": 250, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44", "effective_from": "2011", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 14.2.7", "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": "15.1", "name": "Snacks - potato, cereal, flour or starch based (from roots and tubers, pulses and legumes)" }, "max_level": 50, "max_level_unit": "mg/kg", "conditions": "GSFA notes: 44", "effective_from": "2006", "citation": { "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 15.1", "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/" }, "source": "gsfa", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T07:54:15.059Z" } ] } ], "names": [ { "name": "7757-83-7", "type": "cas", "source": "openfoodtox" }, { "name": "Anhydrous sodium sulfite", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "Anhydrous sodium sulphite", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "CCRIS 1429", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "Disodium sulfite", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "Disodium sulfite (Na2SO3)", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "Dried sodium sulfite", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "Dried sodium sulfite (JP17)", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "E 221", "type": "common", "source": "openfoodtox" }, { "name": "Exsiccated sodium sulfite", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "HSDB 5043", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "INS NO.221", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "INS-221", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "Natrii sulphis", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "Natrium sulfurosum", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "Natriumsulfid", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "Natriumsulfit", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "Natrum sulphurosum", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "S-WAT", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "SODIUM SULFITE", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "Sodium sulfite (2:1)", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "Sodium sulfite (Na2SO3)", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "Sodium sulfite (NF)", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "Sodium sulfite ACS reagent grade", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "Sodium sulfite anhydrous", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "Sodium sulfite anhydrous, photo grade", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "Sodium sulfite, exsiccated", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "Sodium sulphite", "type": "common", "source": "openfoodtox" }, { "name": "Sodium sulphite anhydrous", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "sodium-sulfite", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "sodiumsulfite", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "Sulftech", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "Sulfurous acid, disodium salt", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "Sulfurous acid, sodium salt", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "Sulfurous acid, sodium salt (1:2)", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "VTK01UQK3G", "type": "common", "source": "pubchem" }, { "name": "E221", "type": "e_number", "source": "openfoodtox" }, { "name": "221", "type": "ins", "source": "gsfa" }, { "name": "Sodium sulfite", "type": "iupac", "source": "openfoodtox" }, { "name": "Sodium sulfite", "type": "label", "source": "ecfr" } ], "hazard_reference_values": [], "sources": [ { "key": "ecfr", "name": "Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21", "publisher": "U.S. Government Publishing Office / National Archives", "licence": "Public domain", "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-31/title-21.xml", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T18:25:51.549Z" }, { "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 sulfite\", https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/sodium-sulfite. This site reports regulatory status and does not rate additives.", "generated_at": "2026-09-08T00:09:38.705Z" }