# Buffered vinegar

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_buffered_vinegar
Categories: food

> Buffered vinegar. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.. Compiled from 1 published data source.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record.
- Rationale: EFSA OpenFoodTox genotoxicity classification: No data. Source: EFSA FAF 2022

## Regulatory status

- EU: EFSA opinion — Safety evaluation of buffered vinegar as a food additive (EFSA FAF)

## Expert safety opinions

- JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives): no opinion on file.
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority): Safety evaluation of buffered vinegar as a food additive (EFSA FAF) — 2022 — https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7351.

## Data sources

- EFSA OpenFoodTox (updated 2026-10-02): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8120114

_Assessed by Greenveil._