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

Our database lists 65 food additives that are approved in United States while banned, restricted, or required to carry warning labels in United Kingdom.

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

0 additives go the other way: approved in United Kingdom 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. United Kingdom

65 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

65 allowed in United States that United Kingdom restricts.

Azodicarbonamide
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Benzene
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Boric Acid
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Calamus
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Calamus Extract
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Calamus Oil
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Calcium Bromate
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Chlorine
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Chlorine Dioxide
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Chlorine Solution, Aqueous
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Chlorofluorocarbon 113
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Chlorofluorocarbons
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Chloroform
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Chloromethyl Methyl Ether
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Chloropentafluoroethane
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Cinnamyl Anthranilate
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Cobalt Sulfate
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Cobaltous Chloride
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Coumarin
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Dichlorodifluoromethane
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Diethyl Pyrocarbonate
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Dulcin
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Ethoxyquin
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Ethylene Dichloride
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Ethylene Oxide
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
FD&C Green No. 1
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
FD&C Green No. 2
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
FD&C Green No. 3
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
FD&C Green No. 3, Aluminum Lake
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
FD&C Green No. 3, Calcium Lake
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
FD&C Red No. 1
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
FD&C Red No. 2
E123
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
FD&C Red No. 3
E127
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
FD&C Red No. 3, Aluminum Lake
E127
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
FD&C Red No. 3, Calcium Lake
E127
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
FD&C Red No. 4
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
FD&C Red No. 40
E129
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
FD&C Red No. 40, Aluminum Lake
E129
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
FD&C Red No. 40, Calcium Lake
E129
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
FD&C Violet No. 1
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Formaldehyde
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Magnesium Cyclamate
E952
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Methylene Chloride
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Monochloroacetic Acid
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Orange B
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Pennyroyal, Oil, American (hedeoma Pulegiodes (l.))
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Phenol
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Potassium Bromate
United States
approved
United Kingdom
banned
Almond, Bitter, Oil (ffpa) (prunus Spp.)
United States
approved
United Kingdom
restricted
Alum (double Sulfate Of Al And Nh4, K, Or Na)
United States
approved
United Kingdom
restricted
Butylated Hydroxyanisole
E320
United States
approved
United Kingdom
restricted
Butylated Hydroxytoluene
E321
United States
approved
United Kingdom
restricted
FD&C Yellow No. 5
E102
United States
approved
United Kingdom
restricted
FD&C Yellow No. 5, Aluminum Lake
E102
United States
approved
United Kingdom
restricted
FD&C Yellow No. 5, Calcium Lake
E102
United States
approved
United Kingdom
restricted
FD&C Yellow No. 6
E110
United States
approved
United Kingdom
restricted
FD&C Yellow No. 6, Aluminum Lake
E110
United States
approved
United Kingdom
restricted
FD&C Yellow No. 6, Calcium Lake
E110
United States
approved
United Kingdom
restricted
Nitrous Oxide
E942
United States
approved
United Kingdom
restricted
O-phenylphenol
United States
approved
United Kingdom
restricted
Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Odorless, Light
United States
approved
United Kingdom
restricted
Petroleum Naphtha
United States
approved
United Kingdom
restricted
Sodium Nitrate
E251
United States
approved
United Kingdom
restricted
Sodium Nitrite
E250
United States
approved
United Kingdom
restricted

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0 allowed in United Kingdom that United States restricts.

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