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List of additives for products sold in South Africa - World

55 additives:

Additive	Products	*	Risk
E422 - Glycerol	18
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane	12
E1520 - Propylene Glycol	11		No or very low risk of over exposure
E330 - Citric acid	9
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane	9
E211 - Sodium benzoate	8		High risk of over exposure
E905 - Synthetic wax	7
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol	7
E1510 - Ethanol	6
E270 - Lactic acid	6
E905a - Mineral oil	5
E570 - Fatty acids	5
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene	4
E905b - Petroleum jelly	4
E514 - Sodium sulphates	4
E514i - Sodium sulphate	4
E202 - Potassium sorbate	4		High risk of over exposure
E420 - Sorbitol	3
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate	3
E524 - Sodium hydroxide	3
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid	3
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate	3
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate	3
E1503 - Castor oil	3
e1210	2	*
E913 - Lanolin	2
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose	2
E325 - Sodium lactate	2
E262 - Sodium acetates	2
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate	2
E260 - Acetic acid	2
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate	2		Moderate risk of over exposure
E550 - Sodium silicate	2
E507 - Hydrochloric acid	2		Moderate risk of over exposure
E262i - Sodium acetate	2
E171 - Titanium dioxide	2
E428 - Gelatine	1
E954 - Saccharin and its salts	1
E451 - Triphosphates	1		High risk of over exposure
E297 - Fumaric acid	1
E927b - Carbamide	1
E415 - Xanthan gum	1
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate	1
E450v - Tetrapotassium diphosphate	1
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract	1
E502 - Carbonates	1
E250 - Sodium nitrite	1		High risk of over exposure
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate	1
E558 - Bentonite	1
E621 - Monosodium glutamate	1		High risk of over exposure
E450 - Diphosphates	1		High risk of over exposure
E214 - Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate	1
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide	1
E331 - Sodium citrates	1
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate	1		Moderate risk of over exposure