# Azodicarbonamide — Food additive regulatory approval status — US FDA vs EU

For Azodicarbonamide, jurisdiction is US FDA (21 CFR 172–178); status is permitted; citation is 21 CFR 172.806; use conditions is in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:   ( a ) It is used or intended for use:   ( 1 ) As an aging and bleaching ingredient in cereal flour in an amount not to exceed 2, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **Additive:** Azodicarbonamide _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Jurisdiction:** US FDA (21 CFR 172–178) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Status:** permitted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Citation:** 21 CFR 172.806 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Use conditions:** in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:   ( a ) It is used or intended for use:   ( 1 ) As an aging and bleaching ingredient in cereal flour in an amount not to exceed 2. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> § 172.806 Azodicarbonamide. The food additive azodicarbonamide may be safely used in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: ( a ) It is used or intended for use: ( 1 ) As an aging and bleaching ingredient in cereal flour in an amount not to exceed 2.05 grams per 100 pounds of flour (0.0045 percent; 45 parts per million).

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-08-15.
Part of [Food additive regulatory approval status — US FDA vs EU](https://referencesource.org/food-additive-approval-status-us-vs-eu/).