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

PROPYLENE OXIDE
Chemical names: PROPYLENE OXIDE; 1,2-EPOXYPROPANE; METHYL OXIRANE
Functional class: ANTIMICROBIAL PRESERVATIVE
Latest evaluation: 1958
Specifications: NMRS VOL. I-III/53; COMPENDIUM/1229
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Propylene oxide (EHC 56, 1985)
       Propylene oxide (HSG 15, 1988)
       Propylene oxide (ICSC)
       Propylene Oxide (IARC Summary & Evaluation, Volume 60, 1994)