Ingredient
Potassium Sorbate
A preservative commonly paired with sodium benzoate, effective against yeasts and moulds.
What it does
Preservative
Keeps the product free of microbial growth in use.
Regulatory position
Tied to a named instrument rather than summarised. Presence in an ingredient glossary is not evidence that a substance is permitted at any concentration or for any purpose.
EU · restricted
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, Annex V, entry 42
Maximum 0.6 % as acid
Reference
- In our catalogue
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