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

PARAFFIN WAX
INS: 905(c)
Chemical names: REFINED MIXTURE OF SOLID SATURATED HYDROCARBONS OBTAINED FROM PETROLEUM
Synonyms: HYDROCARBON WAXES; PETROLEUM WAX
Functional class: CHEWING GUM BASE COMPONENT; PROTECTIVE COATING; DEFOAMING AGENT
Latest evaluation: 1995
ADI: WITHDRAWN
Comments: Including LMPW (low-melting-point wax) and IMPW (intermediate-melting-point wax); previous ADI "NOT SPECIFIED" withdrawn because toxicological effects were observed at all dose levels
Report: TRS 859-JECFA 44/18
Specifications: WITHDRAWN
Tox monograph: FAS 35-JECFA 44/193
Previous status: 1992, TRS 828-JECFA 39/25, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 1/FNP 52.1 Add.1/77, FAS 30-JECFA 39/253. NOT SPECIFIED (GROUP ADI FOR PARAFFIN WAX AND MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX FOR USES LISTED IN THE SPECIFICATIONS: CHEWING-GUM BASE, PROTECTIVE COATING, DEFOAMING AGENT AND SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT). NS. R
1988, TRS 776-JECFA 33/24, FNP 38-JECFA 33/177 (COMPENDIUM/1039), NOT PREPARED. NO ADI ALLOCATED. NO. R,T
1986, TRS 751-JECFA 30/29, FNP 37-JECFA 30/89. NO ADI ALLOCATED. NO. N,T
1960, NMRS 29/TRS 220-JECFA 5/30
 
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       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Paraffin wax (ICSC)