About eNumbers.org

Our Mission

eNumbers.org is an independent lookup resource for E-numbers and food additives. Our goal is to make names, uses, regulatory context and primary-source records easier to find without replacing the underlying agency guidance.

How the Editorial Score Works

The 1–10 score is an eNumbers.org editorial summary. It is not issued or endorsed by EFSA, FDA, WHO, JECFA or another regulator. We consider:

• Regulatory status from EFSA (EU), FDA (USA), and other major agencies
• Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) values from JECFA/WHO
• Published peer-reviewed scientific research
• Breadth of approval across jurisdictions
• Known associations with adverse effects in humans
• Current authorisation, withdrawal or restriction across the jurisdictions reviewed

Higher scores generally indicate broad authorisation with fewer material concerns in the reviewed records. Lower scores may reflect withdrawals, narrow conditions of use, unresolved evidence or regulatory disagreement. A low score does not prove harm, and a high score does not establish personal safety for every dose or individual.

Source Review and Corrections

Pages with a “Primary Sources” section link directly to relevant official records and show the date of the latest source review. Regulatory positions can change; the official record always takes priority over our summary. We are expanding this reviewed layer page by page rather than treating a generic sources list as proof for every claim.

Important Disclaimer

Independence

eNumbers.org is independently operated. We do not accept funding from food manufacturers, and commercial relationships do not change regulatory summaries or editorial scores.