Polyvinyl Acetate 酢酸ビニル樹脂

In Japan

• A type of synthetic resin that may be used only as a chewing gum base material (chewing gum base) and as a coating agent covering the skin of fruits and fruit vegetables (standards for use).
• When used as a chewing gum base material, it can be written with the group name “ガムベース” (gum base) (CAA, Annex to the Food Labeling Standards explanatory notice).

Japan's standards for use

• Chewing gum: as a chewing gum base
• Skin of fruits or fruit vegetables: as a coating agent
• May not be used for any purpose other than as a chewing gum base or coating agent

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
• 消費者庁「食品表示基準について」別添 添加物1-1〜1-5（簡略名・用途名併記・一括名・栄養強化の範囲）東京都保健医療局の掲載版 (Japanese)

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.