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TITANIUM DIOXIDE
INS: 171
Chemical names: TITANIUM DIOXIDE
Synonyms: C.I. PIGMENT WHITE 6
Functional class: COLOUR
Colour class: INORGANIC COLOURING MATTER
Colour code: C.I. (1975) No.77891
Latest evaluation: 1969
ADI: NOT LIMITED
Report: NMRS 46/TRS 445-JECFA 13/12
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 12/FNP 52 Add. 12/51 (2004)
Tox monograph: FAS 70.36/NMRS 46A-JECFA 13/55
Previous status: 2002, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 10/FNP 52 Add.10/34 (METALS LIMITS)
1992, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 1/FNP 52 Add.1/137. R
1984, FNP 31/1-JECFA 28/135; COMPENDIUM/1499. R,T
1977, NMRS 57-JECFA 21/120. R
1969, NMRS 46/TRS 445-JECFA 13/12, FAS 70.36/NMRS 46A-JECFA 13/55. ADI NOT LIMITED. NL. S
1964, NMRS 38/TRS 309-JECFA 8/24, FAS 66.25/NMRS 38B-JECFA 8/93. R
1959, NMRS VOL. II-IV/24. N
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Titanium dioxide (ICSC)
       Titanium dioxide  (FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series 46a)
       Titanium Dioxide (IARC Summary & Evaluation, Volume 47, 1989)