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Potassium Sorbate

Hazardous Classification (according to GHS)

HAZARDOUS

CAS Number

24634-61-5

Signal Word

WARNING

Hazard Pictograms

GHS07 - Exclamation mark - Low level toxicity. This includes respiratory, skin, and eye irritation, skin sensitisers and chemicals harmful if swallowed, inhaled or in contact with skin. — GHS07 – Exclamation mark – Low level toxicity. This includes respiratory, skin, and eye irritation, skin sensitisers and chemicals harmful if swallowed, inhaled or in contact with skin.

Hazard Statements & Categories

H315 Causes skin irritation (Class: Corrosion/irritation – Skin, Category 2)
H319 Causes serious eye irritation (Class: (Corrosion) Damage/irritation – Eye, Category 2A)

Poisons Schedule (Australia)

Not a scheduled poison

Dangerous Goods for Transport (according to ADG)

Not classed as Dangerous Goods for Transport

Other names

2,4-Hexadienoic acid, potassium salt, (E,E)
C6H7O2K

What It Does

Preservative

Notes

Not entered

Information Sources

https://redox.com/products/potassium-sorbate/
https://chemicalsafety.com/sds-search/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_sorbate

Last Updated

October 13, 2025

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