How many additives are allowed in United States but banned in China?

Our database lists 39 food additives that are approved in United States while banned, restricted, or required to carry warning labels in China.

How many additives are allowed in China but banned in United States?

0 additives go the other way: approved in China but flagged in United States.

Where does this data come from?

Status entries are sourced from FDA Substances Added to Food, EFSA OpenFoodTox, OpenFDA, and national equivalents. Several non-EU/non-US countries are inferred from EU/US baselines where direct sources are unavailable — see methodology.

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United States vs. China

39 regulatory differences across our database. Every additive below is approved in one of these countries while restricted, labeled, or banned in the other.

🇺🇸 Approved · 🇨🇳 Banned, restricted or warning

39 allowed in United States that China restricts.

Benzene
United States
approved
China
banned
Boric Acid
United States
approved
China
banned
Calamus Extract--prohibited
United States
approved
China
banned
Calamus Oil--prohibited
United States
approved
China
banned
Calamus--prohibited
United States
approved
China
banned
Calcium Cyclamate--prohibited
E952
United States
approved
China
banned
Chlorofluorocarbon 113
United States
approved
China
banned
Chlorofluorocarbons--prohibited
United States
approved
China
banned
Chloroform
United States
approved
China
banned
Chloromethyl Methyl Ether
United States
approved
China
banned
Chloropentafluoroethane
United States
approved
China
banned
Cobaltous Chloride--prohibited
United States
approved
China
banned
Coumarin--prohibited
United States
approved
China
banned
Dichlorodifluoromethane
United States
approved
China
banned
Diethyl Pyrocarbonate-- Prohibited
United States
approved
China
banned
Dulcin--prohibited
United States
approved
China
banned
Ethylene Dichloride
United States
approved
China
banned
Ethylene Oxide--nlfg
United States
approved
China
banned
FD&C Red No. 2--delisted
E123
United States
approved
China
banned
Formaldehyde
United States
approved
China
banned
Magnesium Cyclamate--prohibited
E952
United States
approved
China
banned
Methylene Chloride
United States
approved
China
banned
Monochloroacetic Acid--prohibited With Exceptions
United States
approved
China
banned
Pennyroyal, Oil, American (hedeoma Pulegiodes (l.))
United States
approved
China
banned
Phenol
United States
approved
China
banned
Acetaldehyde
United States
approved
China
restricted
Cochineal Extract (coccus Cacti L.)
E120
United States
approved
China
restricted
Eugenol
United States
approved
China
restricted
FD&C Yellow No. 5
E102
United States
approved
China
restricted
Ferrocyanide Salts
United States
approved
China
restricted
L-cysteine
E920
United States
approved
China
restricted
L-lysine
United States
approved
China
restricted
Licorice (glycyrrhiza Spp.)
United States
approved
China
restricted
Manganese Sulfate
United States
approved
China
restricted
N-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzyl)-8-methyl-6-nonenamide
United States
approved
China
restricted
Nitrates, Sodium & Potassium
United States
approved
China
restricted
Nitrites, Sodium & Potassium
United States
approved
China
restricted
Potassium Bromate
United States
approved
China
restricted
Titanium Dioxide
E171
United States
approved
China
restricted

🇨🇳 Approved · 🇺🇸 Banned, restricted or warning

0 allowed in China that United States restricts.

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