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

Our database lists 28 food additives that are approved in United States while banned, restricted, or required to carry warning labels in India.

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

0 additives go the other way: approved in India 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.

🇺🇸vs🇮🇳

United States vs. India

28 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

28 allowed in United States that India restricts.

Benzene
United States
approved
India
banned
Boric Acid
United States
approved
India
banned
Calamus Extract--prohibited
United States
approved
India
banned
Calamus Oil--prohibited
United States
approved
India
banned
Calamus--prohibited
United States
approved
India
banned
Calcium Cyclamate--prohibited
E952
United States
approved
India
banned
Chlorofluorocarbon 113
United States
approved
India
banned
Chlorofluorocarbons--prohibited
United States
approved
India
banned
Chloroform
United States
approved
India
banned
Chloromethyl Methyl Ether
United States
approved
India
banned
Chloropentafluoroethane
United States
approved
India
banned
Cobaltous Chloride--prohibited
United States
approved
India
banned
Coumarin--prohibited
United States
approved
India
banned
Cyclamate--prohibited
E952
United States
approved
India
banned
Dichlorodifluoromethane
United States
approved
India
banned
Diethyl Pyrocarbonate-- Prohibited
United States
approved
India
banned
Dulcin--prohibited
United States
approved
India
banned
Ethylene Dichloride
United States
approved
India
banned
Ethylene Oxide--nlfg
United States
approved
India
banned
FD&C Red No. 2--delisted
E123
United States
approved
India
banned
Formaldehyde
United States
approved
India
banned
Magnesium Cyclamate--prohibited
E952
United States
approved
India
banned
Methylene Chloride
United States
approved
India
banned
Monochloroacetic Acid--prohibited With Exceptions
United States
approved
India
banned
Pennyroyal, Oil, American (hedeoma Pulegiodes (l.))
United States
approved
India
banned
Phenol
United States
approved
India
banned
Ferrocyanide Salts
United States
approved
India
restricted
Potassium Bromate
United States
approved
India
restricted

🇮🇳 Approved · 🇺🇸 Banned, restricted or warning

0 allowed in India that United States restricts.

No differences in this direction.

Get alerts when these regulations change.

Weekly FDA recalls, rating updates, and regulatory news — delivered Monday. Free, no spam.

No ads. No agenda. Unsubscribe anytime.