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Summary of Evaluations Performed by the
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

1-HYDROXYETHYLIDENE-1,1-DIPHOSPHONIC ACID (HEDP)
See: PEROXYACID ANTIMICROBIAL SOLUTIONS CONTAINING 1-HYDROXYETHYLIDENE-1,1-DIPHOSPHONIC ACID (HEDP) AND THREE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS: PEROXACETIC ACID, ACETIC ACID, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, OCTANOIC ACID AND PEROXYOCTANOIC ACID
Chemical names: 1-HYDROXYETHYLIDENE-1,1-DIPHOSPHONIC ACID
Synonyms: HEDP, ETHANE-1-HYDROXY-1,1-DIPHOSPHONIC ACID, EHDP, EDITRONIC ACID
Functional class: SEQUESTRANT (FOR USE IN ANTIMICROBIAL WASHING SOLUTIONS)
Latest evaluation: 2004
ADI: ACCEPTABLE
Comments: HEDP does not pose a safety concern at the levels of residue that are expected to remain on foods at the time of consumption
Report: TRS 928-JECFA 63/26
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 12/FNP 52 Add. 12/21
Tox monograph: FAS 54-JECFA 63/87
 
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