Sodium Bicarbonate | Agricultural Marketing Service

Scope

Handling

Status

Under NOSB Review

NOSB Review Documents

1995 NOSB review for addition to §205.605 for use as an ingredient
1995 Technical Advisory Panel (pdf) (baking powder, aluminum-free)
1995 Technical Advisory Panel (pdf) (sodium carbonates)
April 1995 NOSB Recommendation (pdf) (page 340)
2025 NOSB review to reclassify from nonsynthetic [§205.605(a)] to synthetic [§205.605(b)]
2025 Technical Report (pdf)
May 2026 NOSB Subcommittee Proposal (pdf)
NOSB Recommendation: TBD

Rulemaking

Added to the National List, §205.605(a), effective April 21, 2001 (65 FR 80548, 66 FR 15619)

Related Terms

Baking powder, aluminum-free (sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch, monocalcium phosphate blend); Baking soda; Bicarbonate of soda; Carbonic acid, monosodium salt; Monosodium hydrogen carbonate; Nahcolite; Natrii hydrogenocarbonas; Sodium acid carbonate; Sodium carbonates; Sodium hydrogen carbonate.

Date Updated

04/09/2026