# Bentonite · EU (Regulation 1333/2008 Annex II) — Food additive regulatory approval status — US FDA vs EU

For Bentonite, jurisdiction is EU (Regulation 1333/2008 Annex II); status is prohibited; citation is Regulation 1333/2008, Annex II, Part B; e-number is E 558, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02; source re-checked 2026-10-05.

- **Additive:** Bentonite _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Jurisdiction:** EU (Regulation 1333/2008 Annex II) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Status:** prohibited _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Citation:** Regulation 1333/2008, Annex II, Part B _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **E-number:** E 558 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> E 558 | Bentonite (3) |

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Status

> (3) authorised until 31 May 2013.

### Citation

> PART B LIST OF ALL ADDITIVES

## Source

- https://web.archive.org/web/20260704113047/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02008R1333-20260218

Last verified: 2026-10-05. Review by: 2027-10-05.
Part of [Food additive regulatory approval status — US FDA vs EU](https://referencesource.org/food-additive-approval-status-us-vs-eu/).