No CAS number
Is Sodium aluminium phosphate acidic banned where you sell?
Also listed as E 541. 2 markets have rules for it. Selling something that contains it? Check it free, no account needed.
- Free
- No account needed
- The law behind every rule
Status
Status by market
Banned, limited, needs a warning, or no rule we know of. US states also follow federal rules, shown in their own row.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 7 Oct 2026, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
For Packaged food and beverages: Limit 1000 mg/kg (content basis). Repealed.
Restriction or exception as written: "only scones and sponge wares". Footnote (38) as written: "Expressed as aluminium".
From the consolidated text: E 541 · Sodium aluminium phosphate acidic · 1 000 · (38) · only scones and sponge wares Period of application: until 31 January 2014
Annex II rows, Part E, category 07.2; row: E 541 Sodium aluminium phosphate acidic · fetched 2026-10-09
European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 (consolidated 2026-08-18)(opens in a new tab)For Packaged food and beverages: Limit 400 mg/kg (content basis). In force since 1 Feb 2014.
Restriction or exception as written: "only sponge cakes produced from contrasting coloured segments held together by jam or spreading jelly and encased by a flavoured sugar paste (the maximum limit applies only to the sponge part of the cake)". Footnote (38) as written: "Expressed as aluminium".
From the consolidated text: E 541 · Sodium aluminium phosphate acidic · 400 · (38) · only sponge cakes produced from contrasting coloured segments held together by jam or spreading jelly and encased by a flavoured sugar paste (the maximum limit applies only to the sponge part of the cake) Period of application: from 1 February 2014
Annex II rows, Part E, category 07.2; row: E 541 Sodium aluminium phosphate acidic · fetched 2026-10-09
European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 (consolidated 2026-08-18)(opens in a new tab)For Packaged food and beverages: Limit 1000 mg/kg (content basis). Repealed.
Restriction or exception as written: "only scones and sponge wares". Footnote (38) as written: "Expressed as aluminium".
From the official list: E 541 · Sodium aluminium phosphate acidic · 1 000 · (38) · only scones and sponge wares Period of application: until 31 January 2014
Annex rows, Part E, category 07.2; row: E 541 Sodium aluminium phosphate acidic · fetched 2026-10-10
The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk): Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 as retained in GB, Annex II (domestic list) as in force on 2024-06-28(opens in a new tab)For Packaged food and beverages: Limit 400 mg/kg (content basis). In force since 1 Feb 2014.
Restriction or exception as written: "only sponge cakes produced from contrasting coloured segments held together by jam or spreading jelly and encased by a flavoured sugar paste (the maximum limit applies only to the sponge part of the cake)". Footnote (38) as written: "Expressed as aluminium".
From the official list: E 541 · Sodium aluminium phosphate acidic · 400 · (38) · only sponge cakes produced from contrasting coloured segments held together by jam or spreading jelly and encased by a flavoured sugar paste (the maximum limit applies only to the sponge part of the cake) Period of application: from 1 February 2014
Annex rows, Part E, category 07.2; row: E 541 Sodium aluminium phosphate acidic · fetched 2026-10-10
The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk): Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 as retained in GB, Annex II (domestic list) as in force on 2024-06-28(opens in a new tab)We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Apr 2026, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 8 Oct 2026, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 7 Oct 2026, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- Not covered
- Requirement, dates and source
We hold no rules for this market.
- Status
- Not covered
- Requirement, dates and source
We hold no rules for this market.
- Status
- Not covered
- Requirement, dates and source
We hold no rules for this market.
- Status
- Not covered
- Requirement, dates and source
We hold no rules for this market.
- Status
- Not covered
- Requirement, dates and source
We hold no rules for this market.
- Status
- Not covered
- Requirement, dates and source
We hold no rules for this market.
- Status
- Not covered
- Requirement, dates and source
We hold no rules for this market.
- Status
- Not covered
- Requirement, dates and source
We hold no rules for this market.
- Status
- Not covered
- Requirement, dates and source
We hold no rules for this market.
- Status
- Not covered
- Requirement, dates and source
We hold no rules for this market.
- Status
- Not covered
- Requirement, dates and source
We hold no rules for this market.
- Status
- Not covered
- Requirement, dates and source
We hold no rules for this market.
- Status
- Not covered
- Requirement, dates and source
We hold no rules for this market.
- Status
- Not covered
- Requirement, dates and source
We hold no rules for this market.
- Status
- Not covered
- Requirement, dates and source
We hold no rules for this market.
- Status
- Limited
- Requirement, dates and source
For Packaged food and beverages: Limit 1000 mg/kg (content basis). Repealed.
Restriction or exception as written: "only scones and sponge wares". Footnote (38) as written: "Expressed as aluminium".
From the consolidated text: E 541 · Sodium aluminium phosphate acidic · 1 000 · (38) · only scones and sponge wares Period of application: until 31 January 2014
Annex II rows, Part E, category 07.2; row: E 541 Sodium aluminium phosphate acidic · fetched 2026-10-09
European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 (consolidated 2026-08-18)(opens in a new tab)For Packaged food and beverages: Limit 400 mg/kg (content basis). In force since 1 Feb 2014.
Restriction or exception as written: "only sponge cakes produced from contrasting coloured segments held together by jam or spreading jelly and encased by a flavoured sugar paste (the maximum limit applies only to the sponge part of the cake)". Footnote (38) as written: "Expressed as aluminium".
From the consolidated text: E 541 · Sodium aluminium phosphate acidic · 400 · (38) · only sponge cakes produced from contrasting coloured segments held together by jam or spreading jelly and encased by a flavoured sugar paste (the maximum limit applies only to the sponge part of the cake) Period of application: from 1 February 2014
Annex II rows, Part E, category 07.2; row: E 541 Sodium aluminium phosphate acidic · fetched 2026-10-09
European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 (consolidated 2026-08-18)(opens in a new tab)
- Status
- Limited
- Requirement, dates and source
For Packaged food and beverages: Limit 1000 mg/kg (content basis). Repealed.
Restriction or exception as written: "only scones and sponge wares". Footnote (38) as written: "Expressed as aluminium".
From the official list: E 541 · Sodium aluminium phosphate acidic · 1 000 · (38) · only scones and sponge wares Period of application: until 31 January 2014
Annex rows, Part E, category 07.2; row: E 541 Sodium aluminium phosphate acidic · fetched 2026-10-10
The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk): Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 as retained in GB, Annex II (domestic list) as in force on 2024-06-28(opens in a new tab)For Packaged food and beverages: Limit 400 mg/kg (content basis). In force since 1 Feb 2014.
Restriction or exception as written: "only sponge cakes produced from contrasting coloured segments held together by jam or spreading jelly and encased by a flavoured sugar paste (the maximum limit applies only to the sponge part of the cake)". Footnote (38) as written: "Expressed as aluminium".
From the official list: E 541 · Sodium aluminium phosphate acidic · 400 · (38) · only sponge cakes produced from contrasting coloured segments held together by jam or spreading jelly and encased by a flavoured sugar paste (the maximum limit applies only to the sponge part of the cake) Period of application: from 1 February 2014
Annex rows, Part E, category 07.2; row: E 541 Sodium aluminium phosphate acidic · fetched 2026-10-10
The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk): Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 as retained in GB, Annex II (domestic list) as in force on 2024-06-28(opens in a new tab)
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Apr 2026, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 8 Oct 2026, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
California
Prop 65 listing
California's list of chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm.
Not on the Prop 65 list in our data
Not on California's list when we last checked it.
Groups
Group memberships
Groups that name this substance. Markets define groups like PFAS in different ways.
Not named in any group
No group we track names this substance. Groups like PFAS are defined by chemical structure and don't list members, so whether it's in one depends on your product.
Records
Recalls and alerts
Recalls, safety alerts and Prop 65 notices that name Sodium aluminium phosphate acidic, with a link to the original. A Prop 65 notice is a claim by the sender, not a ruling.
No records in our feeds
No Prop 65 notice, EU Safety Gate alert or CPSC recall has named Sodium aluminium phosphate acidic since January 2023. Other agencies may still have acted.
See also
Related
- Check a product
Tell us it's in your product and see what applies where you sell.
- European Union
When our coverage starts, the laws and the sources.
- Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales)
When our coverage starts, the laws and the sources.
- Packaged food and beverages
Every rule for this kind of product, in each market.
Alerts
Get an email when these rules change.
Check a product free, no account needed. Save it, and you see when a rule that affects it changes, and Team emails you the day it does.