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.
20/100 · High conf.
Concern score
We don't have a plain-language description for Sodium (total) yet.
EFSA OpenFoodTox genotoxicity classification: Negative. Source: EFSA NDA 2005
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.
No restrictions found. Sodium (total) appears in these published regulatory listings.
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
Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Dietetic products, nutrition and allergies on a request from the Commission related to the Tolerable Upper Intake Level of Sodium (EFSA NDA)
2005 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →
No graded research studies for Sodium (total) yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
EFSA OpenFoodTox
regulatory · updated 2026-10-04
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
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.
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.
Their ingredient lists include Sodium (total); each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.