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Cyclamic Acid And Its Na And Ca Salts
Cyclamic Acid And Its Na And Ca Salts
Also known as: E952, Cyclamic acid, sodium cyclamate, cyclamates, cyclamate
High concern
Cyclamate is banned in U.S. food since 1969 after rodent studies linked it to bladder tumors; FDA removed it from the GRAS list (21 CFR 189.135).
Found in
23 products
E-number
E952
Type
sweetener
What it is
Cyclamic acid and its sodium and calcium salts (cyclamates) are non-nutritive synthetic sweeteners ~30x sweeter than sucrose.
High-intensity sweetener in foods/beverages (where permitted).
Why it's flagged
- Banned in U.S. food (FDA 21 CFR 189.135) after rodent bladder-tumor signal
- Metabolite cyclohexylamine concerns
What regulators actually say
"Cyclamate and its salts are prohibited from use in food."
"Cyclamate was removed from the GRAS list in 1969 after a study reported bladder tumors in rats."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Prohibited from use in food (21 CFR 189.135).
European Union — EFSA
Authorized as sweetener E952 with ADI 7 mg/kg bw/day.
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