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.
- cleaning
- industrial
Sodium propionate
CAS 1159574-04-5
Biocide · Flavouring and nutrient · Preservative
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Why it's flagged
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 47 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Laboratory supplies, Cleaning products and household care.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Sodium propionate appears in these published regulatory listings.
- commercial_presence
- consumer_product_presence
- cpdat_category:cleaning|industrial
- occupational_presence
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 47 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Laboratory supplies, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative, Processing aids not otherwise specified, Biocide.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 47 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Laboratory supplies, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative, Processing aids not otherwise specified, Biocide.Source →
Evidence
No graded sources yet for Sodium propionate. We publish evidence only once a source is linked and reviewed — this ingredient is in the catalog, but has not been assessed.
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 appears
Prevalence of Sodium propionate in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
47
Brands
6
Specialty occupational productsLaboratory suppliesCleaning products and household care
Typical roles
BiocideFlavouring and nutrientPreservative
