Sweetener · CAS 56038-13-2 · EU E955

Sucralose

FDA status: Approved. EU: Approved. No U.S. state has enacted a specific ban yet.

Low Risk
Score 4 of 5
Sucralose: 4/5 (Low Risk)

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Sucralose is FDA-approved, and no U.S. state has moved to restrict it independently of federal policy. The European Union separately classifies it as approved. By tracked product count it ranks #19 of 417.

  • #19 of 417 by tracked product prevalence

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The verdict

Sucralose is FDA-approved, and no U.S. state has moved to restrict it. By Open Food Facts product count it sits #19 of 417 among additives with tracked product presence (95th percentile).

4/5
Low Risk
Approved
FDA status
#19 of 417
product-prevalence rank
0
state regulations

Product-footprint and regulatory snapshot

Sucralose: 2,340 tracked U.S. products (common band, #19 of 417) frame how often this additive appears on shelves.

Property Value Source
Tracked Products 2,340 · #19 of 417 Open Food Facts (US)
FDA Status Approved FDA SAFFA
EU Status Approved EC 1333/2008
E-Number E955 EU additive register
CAS Number 56038-13-2 CAS Registry
Category Sweetener FDA functional class
Composite Safety Score 4 / 5 (Low Risk) PlainIngredients methodology
EFSA ADI 15 mg/kg body weight a day EFSA scientific opinion
U.S. State Actions 0 states State legislative records

Values reflect official agency classifications as published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Union's regulatory framework. See our methodology for scoring details.

Sucralose, explained

Artificial sweetener 600x sweeter than sugar.

Health Concerns

  • Some studies suggest effects on gut microbiome.

What regulators found

The 4 of 5 follows the current regulatory finding: EFSA's full re-evaluation of February 2026 found it safe at the uses the EU allows. CSPI disagrees and rates it Avoid; both positions are set out below.

  1. EFSA ·

    Full re-evaluation of E 955: safe at the uses authorised in the EU, the acceptable daily intake kept at 15 mg per kg of body weight a day, estimated intakes below it. EFSA could not conclude on a new request to use it in more fine bakery wares, because chlorinated compounds may form during baking. Source

  2. EFSA ·

    Reviewed the Ramazzini Institute's 2016 study, which reported leukaemia in male mice fed sucralose from before birth, and found that the data did not support the authors' conclusion. Source

  3. FDA ·

    Approved as a food additive (21 CFR 172.831), with an acceptable daily intake of 5 mg per kg of body weight a day. Source

  4. WHO ·

    Advises against using non-sugar sweeteners, sucralose among them, to control body weight. This is a conditional recommendation on long-term benefit, not a toxicity finding. Source

  5. CSPI ·

    Rates sucralose Avoid (a consumer group, not a regulator), citing the 2016 Ramazzini mouse study, research on gut bacteria and the chance that young children exceed the FDA's daily limit. Source

Checked against each source on October 7, 2026.

Common Uses

Diet beverages, baked goods, canned fruits

Shelf-footprint peer axes

Nationwide peers for a common OFF footprint

Nearest OFF product-count peers (2,340 tracked here); safety-score column omitted on prevalence-led pages.

Nearest OFF product count to 2,340

Nearest other additives by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).

8 peers

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Sucralose safe to consume?

Sucralose scores 4/5 (Low Risk). FDA status is Approved. On the Open Food Facts U.S. sample it is a common additive (2,340 tracked products, #19 of 417), so product footprint, not just the score label, frames how widely a shopper will meet it.