Safety Facts and Side Effects About Sodium Aluminium Phosphate

Foodchem Sodium Aluminium Phosphate, CAS# 7758-88-8, is a inorganic compound manufactured through chemical synthesis, available as White powder. Sodium Aluminium Phosphate is widely used as food supplements. It is widely accepted as safe food additive in many countries with E number E541.
Is there some safety and/or health risk about Sodium Aluminium Phosphate that consumers need to know? Let's check out some basic facts about this ingredient.
GRAS Exemptions: Yes

Generally recognized as safe(GRAS) is a FDA designation that a specific substance or ingredient is generally considered safe by experts, and so is exempted from the usual Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) food additive tolerance requirements. Sodium Aluminium Phosphate is perfectly safe for using as food additives.
Suggested Dosage

Ingestion of Sodium Aluminium Phosphate in large quantity may hurt our health, please follow the guideline of using Sodium Aluminium Phosphate: PTWI 7 mg/kg body weight
Special Groups Precaution

Special groups refer to newborns, children, pregnant and any other applicable vulnerable groups.
There is no evidence that Sodium Aluminium Phosphate could have any negative effects on these vulnerable groups. It should be safe to use Sodium Aluminium Phosphate in food for newborns and pregnant. However, we still recommend consumers to consult professionals before using large quantity of Sodium Aluminium Phosphate for long period in food for newborns or pregnant.
General Side Effects

No significant side effects reported. The only concern about element Aluminum which can cause muscle weakness, bone pain, osteoporosis, delayed growth in children, altered mental abilities, dementia and seizures after prolonged accumulation.
Reported Health Issues

No health issues about Sodium Aluminium Phosphate reported up to now.
Related Research

1. Toxicity and aluminium concentration in bone following dietary administration of two sodium aluminium phosphate formulations in rats. [Food Chem Toxicol. 1987 Jul]
Author: Hicks JS, Hackett DS, Sprague GL.

2. Toxicity and aluminium concentration in bone following dietary administration of two sodium aluminium phosphate formulations in rats. [Food Chem Toxicol. 1987 Jul]
Author: Hicks JS, Hackett DS, Sprague GL.

3. A 6-month dietary toxicity study of acidic sodium aluminium phosphate in beagle dogs. [Food Chem Toxicol. 1984 Jan]
Author: Katz AC, Frank DW, Sauerhoff MW, Zwicker GM, Freudenthal RI

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