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SODIUM SACCHARIN

 

This ingredient is not currently on EWG's Restricted or Unacceptable Lists.

Asthma/Respiratory
 
No Data, Some Concern
 
Skin Allergies &
Irritation
 
Some Concern
 
Developmental &
Reproductive Toxicity
 
No Data, Some Concern
 
Cancer
 
No Data, Some Concern
 
Environment
 
No Data, Some Concern
 
Top scoring factors: Low concern for acute aquatic toxicity; developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects; cancer
SODIUM SACCHARIN can be found in 2 products.
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Evidence

Health issue
 
Level of Concern
 
Source
The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives reports this substance may adversely affect breastfeeding animals at very high doses.
Only in: Food Scores®
 
moderate
 
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). 1993. Toxicological evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants. WHO Food Additives Series, No. 32. nos 783-803.
The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives reports this substance reduces neonatal body weight in animals at very high doses.
Only in: Food Scores®
 
moderate
 
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). 1993. Toxicological evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants. WHO Food Additives Series, No. 32. nos 783-803.
A review article reports this substance was associated with bladder cancer in animals.
Only in: Food Scores®
 
some
 
Christina R. Whitehouse, Joseph Boullata & Linda A. McCauley. 2008. The potential toxicity of artificial sweeteners. AAOHN journal : official journal of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses 56(6), 251-9; quiz 260-1.
A review article reports this substance is genotoxic.
Only in: Food Scores®
 
some
 
Christina R. Whitehouse, Joseph Boullata & Linda A. McCauley. 2008. The potential toxicity of artificial sweeteners. AAOHN journal : official journal of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses 56(6), 251-9; quiz 260-1.
The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives reports that this substance reduces body weight in animals at very high doses.
Only in: Food Scores®
 
some
 
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). 1993. Evaluation of Certain Food Additives and Contaminants. WHO Technical Series 837, 17-19.
The European Union Scientific Committee for Food reports this substance causes bladder cancer in rodents at high doses, but this is unlikely to occur in humans.
Only in: Food Scores®
 
some
 
European Union Scientific Committee for Food. 1995. OPINION ON SACCHARIN AND ITS SODIUM, POTASSIUM AND CALCIUM SALTS.
May cause an allergic skin reaction
Only in: Household Cleaners
 
some
 
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website
The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives reports this substance shows equivocal evidence of carcinogenicity.
Only in: Food Scores®
 
low
 
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). 1993. Toxicological evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants. WHO Food Additives Series, No. 32. nos 783-803.
EPA testing shows this substance has low acute toxicity to aquatic life
 
low
 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): EPA Fathead Minnow Acute Toxicity Database
 
 
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