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| Solubility = 69.87 g/100 mL (17.5 °C)<br> 73.83 g/100 mL (25 °C)<br> 79 g/100 mL (33.3 °C)<br> 88.33 g/100 mL (50 °C)<ref name=sioc>{{cite book|
| SolubleOther = Soluble in [[ethanol]]<br> Slightly soluble in [[methanol]]<br> Insoluble in [[diethyl ether|ether]]
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Potassium benzoate has low acute toxicity upon oral and dermal exposure.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.inchem.org/documents/sids/sids/benzoates.pdf | title = Benzoates | publisher = United Nations Environment Programme}}</ref> The Food Commission, which campaigns for safer, healthier food in the UK, describes potassium benzoate as "mildly irritant to the skin, eyes and mucous membranes".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070718211244/http://www.foodcomm.org.uk/press_07_additives.htm], ''The Food Magazine'', Issue 77, Food Commission UK</ref>
[[Cat]]s have a significantly lower tolerance to benzoic acid and its [[salt (chemistry)|salts]] than [[rat]]s and [[mouse|mice]].<ref>{{cite journal| author= Bedford PG, Clarke EG |title=Experimental benzoic acid poisoning in the cat|journal=Vet Rec |year=1972|pages=53–58|issue=3 | pmid = 4672555| volume= 90 | doi=10.1136/vr.90.3.53|s2cid=2553612}}</ref>
Under certain circumstances, such as in the presence of [[ascorbic acid]], benzoate salts can produce [[benzene in soft drinks]]. The US Food and Drug Administration states the levels of benzene measured do not pose a safety concern for consumers.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/ChemicalContaminants/ucm055131.hts | title = Questions and Answers on the Occurrence of Benzene in Soft Drinks and Other Beverages | publisher = [[Food and Drug Administration]] | quote = ...the levels of benzene found in beverages to date do not pose a safety concern for consumers.}}</ref>
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