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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

SODIUM LACTATE (SOLUTION)
INS: 325
Chemical names: SODIUM LACTATE; SODIUM 2-HYDROXYPROPANOATE
Functional class: ANTIOXIDANT SYNERGIST; HUMECTANT; BODYING AGENT
Latest evaluation: 1974
ADI: NOT LIMITED
Comments: Neither D(-)-lactic acid nor DL-lactic acid should be used in infant foods
Report: NMRS 54/TRS 557-JECFA 18/25
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 11/FNP 52 Add. 11/89 (METALS LIMITS) (2003)
Tox monograph: FAS 5/NMRS 53A-JECFA 17/461 (1973)
Previous status: 1974, FAS 7/NMRS 54B-JECFA 18/209; COMPENDIUM/1363. N
1973, NMRS 53/TRS 539-JECFA 17/23, FAS 5/NMRS 53A-JECFA 17/461. ADI NOT LIMITED. NL. O
 
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