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PBT assessment: overall result

PBT status:
the substance is not PBT / vPvB
Justification:

The high level of solubility in water and rapid biodegradation of benzoate means that the substance is not Persistent or Bioaccumulative. There is no evidence that potassium benzoate has any chronic toxicity. 

Potassium exists naturally in the environment and is present in food and water at high concentrations and is an essential element.