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

For Potassium acetates, jurisdiction is EU (Regulation 1333/2008 Annex II); status is permitted; citation is Regulation 1333/2008, Annex II, Part B; e-number is E 261; use conditions is Period of application: From 6 February 2013, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02; source re-checked 2026-10-05.

- **Additive:** Potassium acetates _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Jurisdiction:** EU (Regulation 1333/2008 Annex II) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Status:** permitted _(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 261 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Use conditions:** Period of application: From 6 February 2013 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> E 261 | Potassium acetates (4) |

## Where each value comes from

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

### Status

> Only the substances listed in Part B, as specified by Regulation (EU) No 231/2012, may be used as additives in foods, unless more specifically provided for in Part E.

### Citation

> PART B LIST OF ALL ADDITIVES

### Use conditions

> (4) Period of application: From 6 February 2013.

## 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/).