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Sodium Benzoate

Moderate risk · e211

Moderate risk

The evidence is mixed or limited; it is generally permitted but worth being aware of.

What the research says

Benzene-formation risk with ascorbic acid; implicated with dyes in the Southampton hyperactivity findings.

Source: McCann 2007; EFSA 2016

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