E467

Emulsifiers, Stabilisers, Thickeners and Gelling Agents.
Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose is prepared from cellulose, the main polysaccharide and constituent of wood and all plant structures. Commercially prepared from wood and chemically modified.

A synthetic cellulose gum used as a binding and thickening agent.

Also found in tobacco and detergents.

National Cancer Institute of America states it "should be forbidden as a food additive".