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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS
INS: 1521
Chemical names: alpha-HYDRO-omega-HYDROXYPOLY(OXY-1,2-ETHANEDIOL)
Synonyms: MACROGOL; PEG
Functional class: CARRIER SOLVENT; EXCIPIENT
Latest evaluation: 1979
ADI: 0-10 mg/kg bw
Report: TRS 648-JECFA 23/17
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 11/FNP 52 Add. 11/89 (METALS LIMITS) (2003)
Tox monograph: FAS 14-JECFA 23/76
Previous status: 1987, FNP 38-JECFA 31/187; COMPENDIUM/1105. R
1983, FNP 28-JECFA 27/93. R
1979, FNP 12-JECFA 23/85. N
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Polyethylene glycols (WHO Food Additives Series 14)