Food additive databaseprocessing agentChecked 2026-10-02

Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone ポリビニルポリピロリドン

Designated additivePermitted in the EU (E1202)

Purpose: processing agent
On the label: “ポリビニルポリピロリドン” (polyvinylpolypyrrolidone) (not labeled when it counts as a processing aid)
Name in the List of Designated Additives: ポリビニルポリピロリドン (No. 402)

In Japan

A manufacturing agent used as an aid when filtering liquids (a filtration aid). The standards for use say it cannot be used for anything other than as a filtration aid, and must be removed before the final food is completed.
When it counts as a processing aid, such as being removed before the food is completed, it is exempt from labeling in the ingredient list (Food Labeling Standards).

Japan's standards for use

Must not be used for any purpose other than as a filtration aid
Must be removed before the final food is completed

This is a summary of the standards for use. See the source list for the exact conditions.

In the EU

It is on the EU list of food additives (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II) as E1202.

Sources

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.

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