# Potassium carbonates — Food additive regulatory approval status — US FDA vs EU

For Potassium carbonates, jurisdiction is EU (Regulation 1333/2008 Annex II); status is permitted; citation is Regulation 1333/2008, Annex II, Part B; e-number is E 501, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **Additive:** Potassium carbonates _(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 501 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> E 501 | Potassium carbonates |

## Source

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

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
Part of [Food additive regulatory approval status — US FDA vs EU](https://referencesource.org/food-additive-approval-status-us-vs-eu/).