Safety Facts and Side Effects About Monosodium Phosphate

Monosodium Phosphate, CAS# 7558-80-7, is a inorganic compound manufactured through chemical synthesis, available as Odorless, water-solubal white powder. Monosodium Phosphate is widely used as food supplements. It is widely accepted as safe food additive in many countries.
Is there some safety and/or health risk about Monosodium Phosphate that consumers need to know? Let's check out some basic facts about this ingredient.

GRAS Exemptions: Yes

Generally recognized as safe(GRAS) is a FDA designation that a specific substance or ingredient is generally considered safe by experts, and so is exempted from the usual Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) food additive tolerance requirements. Monosodium Phosphate is perfectly safe for using as food additives.

Suggested Dosage

Ingestion of Monosodium Phosphate in large quantity may hurt our health, please follow the guideline of using Monosodium Phosphate: MTDI 70 mg/kg body weight (as P)

Special Groups Precaution

Special groups refer to newborns, children, pregnant and any other applicable vulnerable groups.
There is no evidence that Monosodium Phosphate could have any negative effects on these vulnerable groups. It should be safe to use Monosodium Phosphate in food for newborns and pregnant. However, we still recommend consumers to consult professionals before using large quantity of Monosodium Phosphate for long period in food for newborns or pregnant.

General Side Effects

No significant side effects reported. The only concern is prolonged using of phosphate salts may upset the balance of phosphates and other chemicals in the body.

Reported Health Issues

No health issues about Monosodium Phosphate reported up to now.

Related Research

1. Synthesis and preclinical evaluations of 2-(2-fluorophenyl)-6,7-methylenedioxyquinolin-4-one Monosodium Phosphate (CHM-1-P-Na) as a potent antitumor agent. [J Med Chem. 2010 Feb 25]
Author: Chou LC, Chen CT, Lee JC, Way TD, Huang CH, Huang SM, Teng CM, Yamori T, Wu TS, Sun CM, Chien DS, Qian K, Morris-Natschke SL, Lee KH, Huang LJ, Kuo SC.
2. [Changes in the content of adrenaline and noradrenaline in the brain, heart and adrenal glands of rats, following the administration of Monosodium Phosphate, hydrocortisone and desoxycorticosterone]. [Acta Physiol Pol. 1968 Nov-Dec]
Author: Górny D.
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