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CARBON BLACKS
See: CARBON BLACK (HYDROCARBON SOURCES) VEGETABLE CARBON
Chemical names: CARBON
Synonyms: C.I. PIGMENT BLACK 6 AND 7; BENZOL BLACK; GAS BLACK; CARBO MEDICINALIS
Functional class: FOOD COLOUR
Colour class: INORGANIC COLOURING MATTER
Colour code: C.I. (1956) No.77266; C.I. (1924) No. 1308; SCHULTZ (1931) No. 1463
Latest evaluation: 1977
ADI: DECISION POSTPONED
Report: TRS 617-JECFA 21/17
Specifications: NMRS VOL. II-IV/17 (1959)
Tox monograph: NOT PREPARED
Previous status: 1960, NMRS 29/TRS 220-JECFA 5/30
1959, NMRS II-IV/17. N
 
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