Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
- food
- industrial
Menadione sodium bisulfite
CAS 130-37-0 · 40/100 · High conf.
Also registered as 5 other CAS numbers
8012-53-1 · 8017-97-8 · 8028-24-8 · 8053-08-5 · 1609539-69-6
Concern score
40/100Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence
Menadione sodium bisulfite in plain language
Also known as Menadione sodium bisulfite anhydrous · Menadione Sodium Bisulphite · Kavitamin · Menaphthone sodium bisulfite anhydrous · Msbc · Vitamin K3 sodium bisulfite
Show all 28 names
sodium 2-methyl-1,4-dioxo-3H-naphthalene-2-sulfonate · 2,3-DIHYDRO-2-METHYL-1,4-NAPHTHOQUINONE-2-SULFONATE sodium · 2-Methylnaphthoquinone sodium hydrogen sulfite · Bisulfite sodique de menadione · Bisulfito sodico de menadiona · Golagen K · Hemoklot · Hetroge K premix · Hetrogen K · Hykinone · Klotogen · Menadione sodium sulfonate · Menachinonum natrium bisulfurosum · Menadione sodio bisolfito · Menadione sodium hydrogen sulfite · Menadioni natrii bisulfis · Menadioni natrii hydrogensulfis · Menaphthone sodium bisulfite · Menaphthone sodium bisulphite · Natrium menadionsulfonicum · Sodium menadione bisulfite · Vikasolum
We don't have a plain-language description for Menadione sodium bisulfite yet.
- Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record.
Why it's flagged
EFSA OpenFoodTox genotoxicity classification: No data. Source: EFSA FEEDAP 2014
The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Menadione sodium bisulfite appears in these published regulatory listings.
- Found in consumer products
- Industrial
EUEFSAEFSA opinionScientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of vitamin K3 (menadione sodium bisulphite and menadione nicotinamide bisulphite) as a feed additive for all animal species (EFSA FEEDAP)
- Scientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of vitamin K3 (menadione sodium bisulphite and menadione nicotinamide bisulphite) as a feed additive for all animal species (EFSA FEEDAP)Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Expert safety opinions
Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.
JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
No JECFA evaluation on file.
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
Scientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of vitamin K3 (menadione sodium bisulphite and menadione nicotinamide bisulphite) as a feed additive for all animal species (EFSA FEEDAP)
2014 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →
Evidence & sources
No graded research studies for Menadione sodium bisulfite yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
- Open →
EFSA OpenFoodTox
regulatory · updated 2026-10-02
- Open →
EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated 2019-04-29
- Open →
EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
- Open →
FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
- Open →
openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
- Open →
PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
Allergen profile
Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.
- SulphitesContains · Oral (ingested)
Source: chemindex_name_match
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.
Where it has been recorded
How often EPA CPDat has listed Menadione sodium bisulfite in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Named organisations
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