Chemical Substance - Sodium nitrate

NHPID name:

Sodium nitrate

Reference:

Proper name(s):

Nitric acid sodium salt (1:1)

Common name(s):

Sodium nitrate

Category:

Approved Chemical Name

Schedule 1:

Mineral

Sub-ingredient(s):

Nitrate

CAS registry number:

Toxicity restriction:

Upper limit:

3.7

Units:

Detail:

Acceptable daily intake (ADI) up to 3.7 mg/kg bw/day, expressed as nitrate ion. The ADI does not apply to infants below the age of 3 months.

Rationale:

Classified as an NHP under Schedule 1, item 7 (a mineral) of the Natural Health Products Regulations.

Reference: NNHPD

Purposes:

Preservative Antimicrobial , Tonicity Agent

Restrictions:

Route Of administration:

Oral

Allowed purposes:

Reference:

FCC

Route Of administration:

Allowed purposes:

Tonicity Agent

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