The safeness of polysorbates as food additives have been well studied and evaluated by scientisits and multiple national public health and food safety departments. Polysorbate 20, 40, 60, 65 and 80 are approved as food additives by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Euoprean Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the Food Standards Austrulia New Zealand, the Chinese Food Safety Commission and more.