MINERAL OIL (HIGH VISCOSITY)
Prepared at the 44th JECFA (1995), published in FNP 52 Add 3 (1995) superseding specifications for Mineral oil prepared at the 37th JECFA
(1990), published in FNP 52 (1992). Metals and arsenic specifications revised at the 63rd JECFA (2004). An ADI of 0-20 mg/kg bw was established at the 44th JECFA (1995).
SYNONYMS Liquid paraffin, liquid petrolatum, food grade mineral oil, white mineral oil; INS No. 905a
DEFINITION A mixture of highly refined paraffinic and naphthenic liquid hydrocarbons with boiling point above 350o; obtained from mineral crude oils through various refining steps (e.g. distillation, extraction and crystallization) and subsequent purification by acid and/or catalytic hydrotreatment; may
contain antioxidants approved for food use.
C.A.S. number 8012-95-1
DESCRIPTION Colourless, transparent, oily liquid, free from fluorescence in daylight; odourless
FUNCTIONAL USES Release agent, lubricant, protective coating
