Azodicarbonamide (ADA; flour bleaching and maturing agent; E927a)

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• Azodicarbonamide ADA CAS 123-77-3 C2H4N4O2 E927a FDA 21 CFR 172.806 ≤45 ppm Flour; Banned EU UK Australia NZ Canada; Semicarbazide SEM Aminourea 5-50 ppb Baked Bread Baking Reaction By-Product; EFSA 2005 MOE Adults Not Immediate Concern Infant Baby Food Concern Precautionary; Semicarbazide NTP Female Mouse Lung Adenoma High Dose; IARC Group 3 Semicarbazide-HCl Monograph 79 2001; Fast-Acting Oxidant Bleach Carotenoids Disulfide Bonds vs Bromate Slow; Industrial Blowing Agent PVC Foam Yoga Mat 200°C Thermal Decomposition Different Chemistry; Food Babe Vani Hari 2014 Subway Petition Removal; FDA No Ban Action; Occupational Asthma Asthmagen NIOSH Baker's Asthma; Ascorbic Acid Calcium Peroxide L-Cysteine Safer Alternatives REGULATORY · 2005
• identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
• where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 5462814) PUBCHEM
• Computational Toxicology and Exposure APIs: Data Domains (EPA CCTE) REGULATORY
• CompTox Chemicals Dashboard: Release Notes (EPA) REGULATORY
• PubChem computed properties for CID 5462814 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
• OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
• where to look CAMEO Chemicals, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 5462814; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
• where to look Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 5462814; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
• EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID0024553 (Azodicarbonamide (ADA; flour bleaching and maturing agent; E927a)) REFERENCE
• ECHA Annex VI to CLP: the unofficial Excel table (up to and including the 23rd ATP) REGULATORY
• PubChem computed structure descriptors for CID 5462814 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026

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