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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

MINERAL OIL (HIGH VISCOSITY)
See: MINERAL OIL
INS: 905a
Chemical names: MIXTURE OF HIGHLY REFINED PARAFFINIC AND NAPHTHENIC LIQUID HYDROCARBONS WITH BOILING POINT ABOVE 350 DEGREES C
Synonyms: LIQUID PARAFFIN; LIQUID PETROLATUM; FOOD GRADE MINERAL OIL; WHITE MINERAL OIL
Functional class: RELEASE AGENT; LUBRICANT; PROTECTIVE COATING
Latest evaluation: 1995
ADI: 0-20 mg/kg bw
Comments: Including P100(H) oil
Report: TRS 859-JECFA 44/18
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 12/FNP 52 Add. 12/67 (METALS LIMITS) (2004)
Tox monograph: FAS 35-JECFA 44/193
Previous status: See: "MINERAL OIL"
1995, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 3/FNP 52 Add.3/113. R
 
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