Magnesium carbonates (E504)
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What is Magnesium carbonates (E504)?
Magnesium carbonate (E504) is a mineral used to stop salt and powders clumping and to control acidity. Normal amounts are not a concern. It's fine; only large doses of added magnesium, usually from supplements, can loosen stools or cause cramps.
What is Yasno’s verdict on Magnesium carbonates?
Yasno’s verdict on Magnesium carbonates: Fine. No meaningful concern at normal amounts.
Is Magnesium carbonates allowed in the EU?
EU status of Magnesium carbonates: Permitted as a food additive. Conditions and limits come from the regulation cited below. Yasno summarises them and does not replace the legal text.
| Where | EU | US |
|---|---|---|
| Food | Permitted as a food additive | Not recorded |
Sources
- EU Food Additives Register — POL-FAD-IMPORT-3204, European Commission (DG SANTE), 2011
- Magnesium carbonate: JECFA evaluation, Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives, 1973
- Opinion of the Scientific Committee on Food on the Tolerable Upper Intake Level of Magnesium, European Commission Scientific Committee on Food, 2001
- Magnesium: Fact Sheet for Health Professionals, U.S. National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements, 2022
- SCOGS conclusion for magnesium carbonate, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 1975
- Open call for food-additive analytical data and use levels, European Food Safety Authority, 2026
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