MAGNESIUM STEARATE
Relevant Data
Food Additives Approved by European Union:
General Information
| Chemical Names: | Magnesium stearate, magnesium octadecanoate, fatty acids C16-C18 magnesium salts |
| CAS number: | 557-04-0; 91031-63-9 |
| INS: | 470(iii) |
| Functional Class: |
Food Additives EMULSIFIER ANTICAKING_AGENT |
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Evaluations
| Evaluation year: | 2015 |
| ADI: | NOT SPECIFIED |
| Meeting: | 80 |
| Specs Code: | N |
| Comments: | The Committee concluded that there are no differences in the evaluation of the toxicity of magnesium stearate compared with other magnesium salts and confirmed the ADI “not specified” for magnesium salts of stearic and palmitic acids. |
| Report: | TRS 995-JECFA 80/19 |
| Tox Monograph: | FAS 71-JECFA 80/37 |
| Specification: | FAO JECFA Monographs 17-JECFA 80/27 |
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