MINERAL OIL

Overview

Chemical Names

MIXTURE OF HIGHLY REFINED PARAFFINIC AND NAPHTHENIC LIQUID HYDROCARBONS WITH BOILING POINT ABOVE 200 DEGREES C (MEDIUM AND LOW VISCOSITY) OR ABOVE 350 DEGREES C (HIGH VISCOSITY)

Synonyms

LIQUID PARAFFIN; LIQUID PETROLATUM; FOOD GRADE MINERAL OIL; WHITE MINERAL OIL

CAS number

8012-95-1

INS

905a

Functional Class

Food Additives
GLAZING_AGENT
LUBRICANT
RELEASE_AGENT

INS matches

905a

Evaluations

Evaluation year: 1995

ADI:
MINERAL OIL (HIGH-VISCOSITY): 0-20 mg/kg bw; MINERAL OIL (MEDIUM- AND LOW-VISCOSITY): CLASS I, 0-1 mg/kg bw (temporary); CLASS II and CLASS III, 0-0.01 mg/kg bw (temporary group ADI)

Comments:

At the forty-fourth meeting (1995), mineral oil was divided into two groups: mineral oil (high-viscosity) and mineral oil (medium- and low-viscosity, class I, class II and class III)

Meeting:

Specs Code:

Report:

TRS 859-JECFA 44/18

Tox Monograph:

FAS 35-JECFA 44/193

Specification:

COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 3/FNP 52 Add.3/113 and 117

Previous Years:

1990, TRS 806-JECFA 37/26, COMPENDIUM/957, FAS 10-JECFA 20/70 (1976). NOT SPECIFIED (TEMPORARY). NS/TE. R 1988, TRS 776-JECFA 33/24, FNP 38-JECFA 33/138, FAS 10-JECFA 20/70 (1976). ADI NOT SPECIFIED (TEMPORARY; APPLIES ONLY TO THOSE MINERAL OILS CURRENTL

Overview

Evaluations

Evaluation year: 1995

ADI:MINERAL OIL (HIGH-VISCOSITY): 0-20 mg/kg bw; MINERAL OIL (MEDIUM- AND LOW-VISCOSITY): CLASS I, 0-1 mg/kg bw (temporary); CLASS II and CLASS III, 0-0.01 mg/kg bw (temporary group ADI)

ADI:
MINERAL OIL (HIGH-VISCOSITY): 0-20 mg/kg bw; MINERAL OIL (MEDIUM- AND LOW-VISCOSITY): CLASS I, 0-1 mg/kg bw (temporary); CLASS II and CLASS III, 0-0.01 mg/kg bw (temporary group ADI)