# Calcium disodium EDTA — Food additive regulatory approval status — US FDA vs EU

For Calcium disodium EDTA, jurisdiction is US FDA (21 CFR 172–178); status is permitted; citation is 21 CFR 172.120; use conditions is preservative and color retention agent in various canned foods, dressings, and beverages; limits vary by food (e.g. 33 ppm in canned carbonated soft drinks, 75 ppm in mayonnaise, 800 ppm in processed dry pinto beans), recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **Additive:** Calcium disodium EDTA _(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 172.120 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Use conditions:** preservative and color retention agent in various canned foods, dressings, and beverages; limits vary by food (e.g. 33 ppm in canned carbonated soft drinks, 75 ppm in mayonnaise, 800 ppm in processed dry pinto beans)

## What the source says

> § 172.120 Calcium disodium EDTA. The food additive calcium disodium EDTA (calcium disodium ethylene-diaminetetraacetate) may be safely used in designated foods for the purposes and in accordance with the conditions prescribed

## Source

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

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/).