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MINERAL OIL (MEDIUM- AND LOW-VISCOSITY, CLASS I)
See: MINERAL OIL
INS: 905a
Chemical names: MIXTURE OF HIGHLY REFINED PARAFFINIC AND NAPHTHENIC LIQUID HYDROCARBONS WITH BOILING POINT ABOVE 200 DEGREES C
Synonyms: LIQUID PARAFFIN; LIQUID PETROLATUM; FOOD GRADE MINERAL OIL; WHITE MINERAL OIL
Functional class: RELEASE AGENT; GLAZING AGENT
Latest evaluation: 2002
ADI: 0-10 mg/kg bw
Comments: Including P70(H) oil
Report: TRS 913-JECFA 59/11
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 10/FNP 52 Add.10/17
Tox monograph: FAS 50-JECFA 59/13
Previous status: 1998, TRS 891-JECFA 51/29, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 6/FNP 52 Add.6/89. 0-1 mg/kg bw (1995). (ADI TEMPORARY, INCLUDING P70(H) MEDIUM-VISCOSITY OIL). TE, R
1995, TRS 859-JECFA 44/18, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 3/FNP Add.3/117, FAS 35-JECFA 44/193. 0-1 mg/kg (ADI TEMPORARY, INCLUDING P70(H) MEDIUM-VISCOSITY OIL). TE, R
See: "MINERAL OIL"
 
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