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INSOLUBLE POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE
INS: 1202
Chemical names: POLY-[1-(2-OXO-1-PYRROLIDINYL)-ETHYLENE], CROSSED LINKED IN A RANDOM FASHION
Synonyms: CROSPOVIDONE; CROSS LINKED POLYVIDONE; INSOLUBLE PVP; POLYVINYLPOLYPYRROLIDONE; CROSS LINKED HOMOPOLYMER OF 1-ETHENYL-2-PYRROLIDONE; INSOLUBLE CROSS LINKED HOMOPOLYMER OF N-VINYL-1-PYRROLIDONE
Functional class: COLOUR STABILIZER; COLLOIDAL STABILIZER; CLARIFYING AGENT
Latest evaluation: 1983
ADI: NOT SPECIFIED
Report: TRS 696-JECFA 27/26
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 12/FNP 52 Add. 12/67 (METALS LIMITS) (2004)
Tox monograph: FAS 18-JECFA 27/95
Previous status: 1988, FNP 38-JECFA 33/106; COMPENDIUM/791. R
1985, FNP 34-JECFA 29/123. R
1983, FNP 28-JECFA 27/51. R,T
1981, FNP 19-JECFA 25/172. N,T
 
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