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SORBITAN MONOOLEATE
INS: 494
Chemical names: MIXTURE OF THE PARTIAL ESTERS OF SORBITOL AND ITS MONO- AND DIANHYDRIDES WITH EDIBLE OLEIC ACID
Functional class: EMULSIFIER; STABILIZER
Latest evaluation: 1982
ADI: 0-25 mg/kg bw
Comments: Group ADI. As the sum of the sorbitan esters of lauric, oleic, palmitic and stearic acid
Report: TRS 683-JECFA 26/18
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 8/FNP 52 Add.8/203 (METALS LIMITS) (2000)
Tox monograph: FAS 17-JECFA 26/218
Previous status: 1988, FNP 38-JECFA 33/238 (1988); COMPENDIUM/1407. R
1985, FNP 34-JECFA 29/211. R,T
1982, FNP 25-JECFA 26/179. R
1980, FNP 17-JECFA 24/117. N,T
 
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