Azodicarbonamide
azodicarbonamide, ADA, azobisformamide, azodiformamide
What it is
A flour-treatment and dough-conditioning ingredient used in specified food applications in the United States.
Why BOTIA flags it
BOTIA flags an explicit azodicarbonamide declaration because FDA lists it for specified direct food uses and, as of 2026, is conducting a post-market reassessment. Being under review does not itself mean the ingredient has been found unsafe, and BOTIA does not infer it when it is absent from the label.
BOTIA CAN
- Detect azodicarbonamide and common abbreviations or chemical synonyms when explicitly declared.
- Show the current U.S. regulatory and reassessment context without converting review status into a hazard claim.
BOTIA CANNOT
- Determine the amount used or the concentrations of reaction products after baking.
- Assume that bread, flour or dough contains azodicarbonamide when it is not listed.