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CUPRIC SULFATE
INS: 519
Chemical names: CUPRIC SULFATE
Synonyms: COPPER SULFATE; BLUE STONE
Functional class: COLOUR FIXATIVE; ANTIMICROBIAL PRESERVATIVE
Latest evaluation: 1973
ADI: NO ADI ALLOCATED
Comments: Maximum acceptable daily load: 0.5 mg/kg body weight, expressed as Cu
Report: NMRS 53/TRS 539-JECFA 17/35
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 11/FNP 52 Add. 11/89 (METALS LIMITS) (2003)
Tox monograph: FAS 5/NMRS 53A-JECFA 17/43
Previous status: 1973, FNP 4-JECFA 17/123; COMPENDIUM/463. R
1970, NMRS 48/TRS 462-JECFA 14/18, FAS 70.40/NMRS 48B-JECFA 14/7, FAS 70.39/NMRS 48A-JECFA 14/32. NO ADI. NO. N
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Cupric sulfate (WHO Food Additives Series 5)