SODIUM BENZOATE C6 H5 COONa CAS: 532-32-1 Properties:  White crystals or granular, odorless powder; sweetish, astringent taste, soluble in water and alcohol.  Combustible. Derivation:  Benzoic acid is neutralized with sodium bicarbonate solution, the solution filtered, concentrated, and allowed to crystallize.   Grade:  USP, FCC, technical. Hazard:  Use in foods limited to 0.1%. Use:  Food preservative, antiseptic, medicine, tobacco, pharmaceutical preparations, intermediate for manufacture of dyes, rest and mildew inhibitor.