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PETROLEUM JELLY
INS: 905b
Chemical names: PURIFIED MIXTURE OF SEMI-SOLID SATURATED HYDROCARBONS, MAINLY OF PARAFFINIC NATURE, OBTAINED FROM PETROLEUM
Synonyms: VASELINE; PETROLATUM
Functional class: RELEASE AGENT; LUBRICANT; PROTECTIVE COATING; ANTIFOAMING AGENT
Latest evaluation: 1988
ADI: NO ADI ALLOCATED
Report: TRS 776-JECFA 33/24
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 6/FNP 52 Add.6/97 (1998)
Tox monograph: NOT PREPARED
Previous status: 1997, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 5/FNP 52 Add.5/111. R,T
1995, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 3/FNP 52 Add.3/123. R,T
1993: TEMPORARY SPECIFICATIONS CONTINUED. S,T
1988, FNP 38-JECFA 33/184; COMPENDIUM/1073. R,T
1986, TRS 751-JECFA 30/29, FNP 37-JECFA 30/93. NO ADI ALLOCATED. NO. N,T
1960, NMRS 29/TRS 220-JECFA 5/30
 
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