Azodicarbonamide (ADA)
EATLABEL VERDICT
High Risk
Regulatory scrutiny or health hazard identified
-25 pts
Overview & Primary Purpose
Industrial chemical used in yoga mats and shoe soles; bleaches flour rapidly but produces carcinogenic semicarbazide upon baking.
Official Category: Bleaching Agent & Processing Aid (표백제·가공보조제)
3-Nation (KR · US · EU) Regulatory Status
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South Korea (MFDS)
Approved
Approved flour improver up to 45 ppm
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United States (FDA)
Approved
FDA approved flour bleach; phased out by Subway
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European Union (EFSA)
Prohibited
Strictly banned in food (respiratory sensitizer & semicarbazide hazard)
Commonly Found Foods
Commercial burger bunssliced sandwich breadfrozen doughs
Safer Clean-Label Alternatives
✓ Ascorbic acid✓ Long cold fermentation
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