Food additive databasedisinfectantChecked 2026-10-02
Hypobromous Acid Water 次亜臭素酸水
Designated additiveNot on the EU additive list
- Purpose
- disinfectant
- On the label
- “次亜臭素酸水” (hypobromous acid water) (labeling is exempt when it qualifies as a processing aid)
- Name in the List of Designated Additives
- 次亜臭素酸水 (No. 179)
In Japan
- A bromine-based disinfectant (“殺菌料”). Under the standards for use, it may be used only for surface disinfection of meat. The upper limits for the concentration of the soaking solution or spray solution are set separately for meat and poultry meat.
- When it qualifies as a processing aid that does not remain in the final food, labeling is exempt.
Japan's standards for use
- Meat (excluding poultry meat): up to 0.90 g/kg as bromine in the soaking solution or spray solution
- Poultry meat: up to 0.45 g/kg as bromine in the soaking solution or spray solution
- Must not be used for any purpose other than surface disinfection of meat.
This is a summary of the standards for use. See the source list for the exact conditions.
In the EU
- It is not on the EU list of food additives (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II), so it cannot be used as a food additive in the EU.
Sources
- List of Designated Additives — Japan Food Chemical Research Foundation (Japanese)
- Standards for use and storage of each additive — Japan Food Chemical Research Foundation (Japanese)
- EU food additive database (Japanese translation) — MAFF (Japanese)
- Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 on food additives — EUR-Lex
Checked 2026-10-02. Rules and evaluations change over time. This page is a translation of our Japanese page; if they differ, the Japanese page is the reference.
This page lists facts stated in laws and in evaluations by public bodies; it is not a safety verdict. Additives used in Japan are approved by the government, which sets the foods and amounts they can be used in. The ADI is a guide to the amount that is considered safe to take every day over a lifetime.