Additives whose rules differ

Ingredients allowed in US food that are banned, restricted or carry warnings in the EU or in some US states. Each status links to the law or rule.

• Acesulfame potassium (E950) US (FDA): Allowed · EU: Allowed · Louisiana: Banned in school meals · Louisiana: Warning label required
• Acetylated mono- and diglycerides (E472a) US (FDA): Allowed · EU: Allowed · Texas: Warning label required · Louisiana: Warning label required
• Aspartame (E951) US (FDA): Allowed · EU: Allowed · Louisiana: Banned in school meals · Louisiana: Warning label required
• Azodicarbonamide US (FDA): Allowed · EU: Not authorised · Texas: Warning label required · Louisiana: Banned in school meals · Louisiana: Warning label required
• BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) (E320) US (FDA): Allowed · EU: Allowed · West Virginia: Banned · Texas: Warning label required · Louisiana: Banned in school meals · Louisiana: Warning label required
• BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) (E321) US (FDA): Allowed · EU: Allowed · Texas: Warning label required · Louisiana: Banned in school meals · Louisiana: Warning label required
• Bleached flour US (FDA): Allowed · Texas: Warning label required · Louisiana: Warning label required
• Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) (E133) US (FDA): Allowed · EU: Allowed · California: Banned in school meals · West Virginia: Banned · West Virginia: Banned in school meals · Texas: Warning label required · Louisiana: Banned in school meals · Louisiana: Warning label required
• Blue No. 2 (indigotine) (E132) US (FDA): Allowed · EU: Allowed · California: Banned in school meals · West Virginia: Banned · West Virginia: Banned in school meals · Texas: Warning label required · Louisiana: Banned in school meals · Louisiana: Warning label required
• Bromated flour US (FDA): Allowed · Texas: Warning label required · Louisiana: Warning label required
• Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) (E443) US (FDA): Authorization revoked · EU: Not authorised · California: Banned
• Calcium bromate US (FDA): Allowed · EU: Not authorised · Texas: Warning label required · Louisiana: Warning label required
• Canthaxanthin (E161g) US (FDA): Allowed · EU: Allowed · Texas: Warning label required · Louisiana: Warning label required
• Citrus Red No. 2 US (FDA): Allowed · EU: Not authorised · Texas: Warning label required · Louisiana: Warning label required
• DATEM (E472e) US (FDA): Allowed · EU: Allowed · Texas: Warning label required
• Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate US (FDA): Allowed · Texas: Warning label required · Louisiana: Warning label required
• Green No. 3 (Fast Green) (E143) US (FDA): Allowed · EU: Not authorised · California: Banned in school meals · West Virginia: Banned · West Virginia: Banned in school meals · Texas: Warning label required · Louisiana: Banned in school meals · Louisiana: Warning label required
• Interesterified oils US (FDA): Allowed · Texas: Warning label required · Louisiana: Warning label required
• Olestra (Olean) US (FDA): Allowed · EU: Not authorised · Texas: Warning label required · Louisiana: Warning label required
• Partially hydrogenated oils US (FDA): Authorization revoked · Texas: Warning label required · Louisiana: Warning label required
• Potassium aluminum sulfate (E522) US (FDA): Allowed · EU: Allowed · Texas: Warning label required · Louisiana: Warning label required
• Potassium bromate US (FDA): Allowed · EU: Not authorised · California: Banned · Texas: Warning label required · Louisiana: Banned in school meals · Louisiana: Warning label required
• Potassium iodate US (FDA): Allowed · Texas: Warning label required · Louisiana: Warning label required
• Propylparaben (E216) US (FDA): Allowed · EU: Not authorised · California: Banned · West Virginia: Banned · Texas: Warning label required · Louisiana: Banned in school meals · Louisiana: Warning label required
• Red No. 3 (erythrosine) (E127) US (FDA): Authorization revoked · EU: Allowed · California: Banned · West Virginia: Banned · West Virginia: Banned in school meals · Texas: Warning label required · Louisiana: Banned in school meals · Louisiana: Warning label required
• Red No. 40 (Allura Red) (E129) US (FDA): Allowed · EU: Allowed with warning label · California: Banned in school meals · West Virginia: Banned · West Virginia: Banned in school meals · Texas: Warning label required · Louisiana: Banned in school meals · Louisiana: Warning label required
• Sodium aluminum sulfate (E521) US (FDA): Allowed · EU: Allowed · Texas: Warning label required · Louisiana: Warning label required
• Sodium lauryl sulfate US (FDA): Allowed · Texas: Warning label required · Louisiana: Warning label required
• Sucralose (E955) US (FDA): Allowed · EU: Allowed · Louisiana: Banned in school meals · Louisiana: Warning label required
• Titanium dioxide (E171) US (FDA): Allowed · EU: Removed from approved list · Texas: Warning label required
• Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine) (E102) US (FDA): Allowed · EU: Allowed with warning label · California: Banned in school meals · West Virginia: Banned · West Virginia: Banned in school meals · Texas: Warning label required · Louisiana: Banned in school meals · Louisiana: Warning label required
• Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow) (E110) US (FDA): Allowed · EU: Allowed with warning label · California: Banned in school meals · West Virginia: Banned · West Virginia: Banned in school meals · Texas: Warning label required · Louisiana: Banned in school meals · Louisiana: Warning label required