ETHYLENE OXIDE--NLFG

Also known as: ETHYLENE OXIDE, EPOXYETHANE, OXIRANE, 1,2-EPOXYETHANE

preservative

United States (FDA)

GRAS

Technical function: ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT,<br /> FUMIGANT

CAS Number: 75-21-8

172.710; 172.808; 175.105; 176.180; 176.210; 177.2470; 178.3520; NLFG-2433; 3; 27; No longer FEMA GRAS (GRAS Pub. 27, 2015)

European Union (EFSA)

EU regulatory status has not yet been reviewed for this additive. See the FDA inventory for US regulatory details.

Sources: FDA Substances Added to Food, EFSA opinions, EU Regulation 1333/2008, IARC monographs

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