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ALUMINIUM POTASSIUM SULFATE
INS: 522 (DODECAHYDRATE)
Chemical names: ALUMINIUM POTASSIUM SULFATE DODECAHYDRATE; ALUMINIUM POTASSIUM SULFATE ANHYDROUS
Synonyms: POTASSIUM ALUM; POTASH ALUM; BURNT ALUM
Functional class: ACIDITY REGULATOR; FIRMING AGENT; RAISING AGENT
Latest evaluation: 1978
ADI: NO ADI ALLOCATED
Report: TRS 631-JECFA 22/21
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 11/FNP 52 Add. 11/89 (METALS LIMITS) (2003)
Tox monograph: NOT PREPARED
Previous status: 2000, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 8/FNP 52 Add.8/13. R
1978, FNP 7-JECFA 22/3; COMPENDIUM/55. R,T
1974, NMRS 54/TRS 557-JECFA 18/21, NMRS 54B/FAS 7-JECFA 18/138. DECISION POSTPONED. DL. N
 
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