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Allergen

Other names for sulfites on a food label

Sulfites keep dried fruit, wine and some processed foods from spoiling. On a label they often appear as an E number.

Sources checked September 26, 2026

Names that mean sulfites

Look-alikes that aren’t sulfites

What the law requires

United StatesNot a major food allergen, but sulfites must be declared at 10 parts per million or more, “due in part to adverse reactions to them, such as asthma in sensitive individuals.”1
European UnionOne of the 14 allergens, above 10 mg per kilogram or liter, measured as total sulfur dioxide.2
JapanNot on Japan’s mandatory or recommended list.3

On labels in other languages

SpanishChineseJapanese
sulfitos, dióxido de azufre亚硫酸盐、二氧化硫亜硫酸塩

Sources

  1. US Food and Drug Administration. Food Allergies.
  2. European Union. Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, Annex II, 2011.
  3. Consumer Affairs Agency, Japan. アレルギー表示について (Allergen labeling), April 2026, 2026 (in Japanese).

Every source above was checked against the published text on September 26, 2026.