# Polysorbates

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

> Polysorbates. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 20/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.. Compiled from 1 published data source.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 20/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Minor concern: no hazard classifications on record.
- Rationale: EFSA OpenFoodTox genotoxicity classification: Negative. Source: EFSA ANS 2015

## Regulatory status

- EU: EFSA opinion — Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate (E 432), polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate (E 433), polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate (E 434), polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate (E 435) and polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate (E 436) as food additives (EFSA ANS)

## Expert safety opinions

- JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives): no opinion on file.
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority): Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate (E 432), polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate (E 433), polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate (E 434), polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate (E 435) and polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate (E 436) as food additives (EFSA ANS) — 2015 — https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4152.

## Data sources

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

_Assessed by Greenveil._