E1206Neutral methacrylate copolymer

E1206 is neutral methacrylate copolymer (INS 1206). It has no row in Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT.

Code: E1206 · INS 1206
Group: Glazing agent

In VietnamNot on Vietnam's list of permitted additivesNot on Vietnam's list of permitted additives (Circular 24/2019); it may be used only in a product whose declaration is registered with the Vietnam Food Administration

Risk level on the Yenzo Scalelow?Based on the Open Food Facts additives taxonomy

How E1206 appears on labels

IngredientsIllustrative example

Wheat flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, glazing agent (1206), dried onion and garlic, pepper, natural colour (160a).

glazing agent (1206)glazing agent 1206E1206INS 1206

Questions about neutral methacrylate copolymer

What is E1206 (neutral methacrylate copolymer)?

E1206 is neutral methacrylate copolymer, INS number 1206 in the Codex INS list.

Is neutral methacrylate copolymer harmful?

In 2010 EFSA considered that an ADI should not be established for neutral methacrylate copolymer (E 1206), in the absence of data on chronic effects, and used a margin of safety (MOS) approach; it concluded that use in solid food supplements at the proposed use and use levels is not of safety concern. EFSA could not assess its use in solid foods for special medical purposes.

Is E1206 permitted in Vietnam?

It was not found. Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT (consolidated text 09/VBHN-BYT), the list of additives permitted in food, has no row with INS 1206, and neither does Appendix 2B.

Other glazing agents

E1203Polyvinyl alcohollow E1204Pullulanvery low E1205Basic methacrylate copolymerlow E1207Anionic methacrylate copolymerlow E1208Polyvinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymerlow E1209Polyvinyl alcohol-polyethylene glycol graft copolymerlow

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Updated 21 October 2026

How Yenzo scores

Sources (3)

Open Food Facts additives taxonomy (Yenzo's table cites no EFSA opinion for this code). Open Food Facts additives taxonomy, https://github.com/openfoodfacts/openfoodfacts-server/blob/main/taxonomies/additives.txt (entry en:e1206)
Thông tư 24/2019/TT-BYT (văn bản hợp nhất 09/VBHN-BYT), Phụ lục 1
EFSA Journal (2010). Scientific Opinion on the safety of neutral methacrylate copolymer for the proposed uses as a food additive

Information only, not medical advice. The risk level is the additive's class in Yenzo's open scoring method, based on the cited source.