Algicide

Hazard level: High health concern

What is Algicide?

A biocide used to control algae in industrial/water-treatment contexts, not a recognized food additive. Appears here because it is literally printed on this product ingredient declaration (likely a manufacturer labeling error), not because it is a legitimate food ingredient.

Is Algicide safe?

Algicide is a high health concern. Consider limiting products that contain it.

Score impact: −20 points on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)

Found in 1 of 10,153 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.

Regulatory sources: Not a recognized food additive

Also known as

Algicide is also known as алгицид, algicide, algaecide — these all refer to the same ingredient.

algicide алгицид algaecide

Related additives

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Products containing Algicide

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