How many additives are allowed in United States but banned in South Korea?

Our database lists 30 food additives that are approved in United States while banned, restricted, or required to carry warning labels in South Korea.

How many additives are allowed in South Korea but banned in United States?

0 additives go the other way: approved in South Korea 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. South Korea

30 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

30 allowed in United States that South Korea restricts.

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

🇰🇷 Approved · 🇺🇸 Banned, restricted or warning

0 allowed in South Korea that United States restricts.

No differences in this direction.

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