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

LIGHT PETROLEUM
Chemical names: LIGHT PETROLEUM FRACTIONS; MIXED PARAFFINIC AND CYCLOPARAFFINIC HYDROCARBONS
Synonyms: PETROLEUM SPIRITS; PETROLEUM ETHER
Functional class: EXTRACTION SOLVENT
Latest evaluation: 1981
ADI: NOT SPECIFIED
Report: TRS 669-JECFA 25/29
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 12/FNP 52 Add. 12/67 (METALS LIMITS) (2004)
Tox monograph: FAS 16-JECFA 25/112
Previous status: 1981, FNP 19-JECFA 25/128; COMPENDIUM/843. R
1979, TRS 648-JECFA 23/22, FNP 12-JECFA 23/58. NO ADI ALLOCATED. NO. N
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Light petroleum (WHO Food Additives Series 16)