POLYSORBATE 60

Also known as: PEG-20 SORBITAN STEARATE, POLYOXYETHYLENE SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, PEG SORBITAN STEARATE, SORBITAN, MONOOCTADECANOATE, POLY(OXY-1,2-ETHANEDIYL) DERIVS., SORBITAN, MONOSTEARATE, POLYOXYETHYLENE DERIVS., POLYOXYETHYLENE (20) SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE

emulsifier

United States (FDA)

GRAS

Technical function: BOILER WATER ADDITIVE,<br /> EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,<br /> STABILIZER OR THICKENER,<br /> SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT

CAS Number: 9005-67-8

73.1001; 172.515; 172.836; 172.838; 172.840; 172.842; 173.310; 173.340; 175.105; 178.3400; 2916; 3

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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