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

SODIUM PERCARBONATE
See: LACTOPEROXIDASE/THIOCYANATE/HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SYSTEM FOR MILK PRESERVATION
Chemical names: SODIUM PERCARBONATE
Synonyms: SODIUM CARBONATE PEROXYHYDRATE; SODIUM CARBONATE PEROXIDE
Functional class: ANTIMICROBIAL SYNERGIST (COMPONENT OF RAW MILK PRESERVATION SYSTEM)
Latest evaluation: 1989
Comments: CAUTION: POWERFUL OXIDANT, AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES AND SKIN
Report: TRS 789-JECFA 35/28
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 12/FNP 52 Add. 12/68 (METALS LIMITS) (2004)
Previous status: 1989, FNP 49-JECFA 35/60; COMPENDIUM/1375. N
 
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       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Sodium percarbonate (ICSC)