Sorbinsyre samt calcium-, kalium- og natriumsalte deraf er imidlertid blevet vurderet af the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) ved en række møder siden 1961, og natriumsorbat blev specifikt genvurderet i 1985.
Sorbic acid and its calcium, potassium and sodium salts have been evaluated, however, by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) at several meetings since 1961 and sodium sorbate was specifically reevaluated in 1985.