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

ETHYLENE OXIDE
Chemical names: ETHYLENE OXIDE; 1,2-EPOXYETHANE; OXIRANE
Functional class: FUMIGANT; ANTIMICROBIAL PRESERVATIVE
Latest evaluation: 1958
Specifications: NMRS VOL. I-III/48; COMPENDIUM/629
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Ethylene oxide (EHC 55, 1985)
       Ethylene oxide (HSG 16, 1988)
       Ethylene oxide (ICSC)
       Ethylene oxide (FAO Meeting Report PL/1965/10/2)
       Ethylene oxide (FAO/PL:1968/M/9/1)
       Ethylene oxide (WHO Pesticide Residues Series 1)
       Ethylene oxide (CICADS 54, 2003)
       Ethylene Oxide (IARC Summary & Evaluation, Volume 60, 1994)