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Sodium Sorbate(E201)
Level 3 — ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary
Sodium Sorbate is a preservative — Food preservative in cheeses and fruit products
What it does
Food preservative in cheeses and fruit products
Where you'll see it
cheeses, fruit butters, sweetened fruit jelly, preserves, jams, margarines
What the research says
Reported in 1984 as a weak genotoxic additive
Regulatory status
- US FDA: GRAS
- EU: approved
- Notes: ASP; reported genotoxic though weakly
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): sodium sorbate is a genotoxicity additive although its potency seems to be weak