Benzoic acid: version 1

Saved 2026-09-14 16:34 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added **product/05010123714383 — Listerine Teeth & Gum Defence 500 ml**, a wanted-list barcode whose only trace was a 2007 capture of the old site titled "listerine mouthwash". **Identity.** Confirme. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Benzoic acid <!--ingredient-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Benzoic acid
e_number: E210
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type     | locale | from | until |
| ---- | -------- | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| E210 | e_number |        |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref          | url                                                                                           | title                                                                                          | accessed   | publisher          | kind     | published  | record_id     | locator           | licence      | attribution                  | upstream |
| ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------ | -------- | ---------- | ------------- | ----------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- |
| eu-additives | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1333/annex/II/part/B/2020-12-31                       | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II Part B: Union list of food additives                    | 2026-09-14 | legislation.gov.uk | registry |            |               | E210 Benzoic acid |              |                              |          |
| pack-back    | https://images.openbeautyfacts.org/images/products/501/012/371/4383/ingredients_hr.7.full.jpg | Back of the 500 ml bottle: INCI statement, multilingual directions, responsible person, EAN-13 | 2026-09-14 | Open Beauty Facts  | pack     | 2025-08-23 | 5010123714383 | Back panel        | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors |          |
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## About <!--about-->
Benzoic acid is a preservative, carried in the European Union list of food additives as E210.[^eu-additives] It is printed fifth in the INCI statement of Listerine Teeth & Gum Defence mouthwash,[^pack-back] which also lists its sodium salt, sodium benzoate.[^pack-back]
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