Commission Directive 2008/84/EC of 27 August 2008 laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (Text with EEA relevance) (Codified version) (repealed)

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E 435 POLYOXYETHYLENE SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE (POLYSORBATE 60)
Synonyms | Polysorbate 60 |
Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate |
Definition | A mixture of the partial esters of sorbitol and its mono- and dianhydrides with edible commercial stearic acid and condensed with approximately 20 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of sorbitol and its anhydrides |
Assay | Content not less than 65 % of oxyethylene groups, equivalent to not less than 97 % of polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate on the anhydrous basis |
Description | A lemon to orange-coloured oily liquid or semi-gel at 25 oC with a faint characteristic odour |
Identification | |
A. Solubility | Soluble in water, ethyl acetate and toluene. Insoluble in mineral oil and vegetable oils |
B. Infrared absorption spectrum | Characteristic of a partial fatty acid ester of a polyoxyethylated polyol |
Purity | |
Water | Not more than 3 % (Karl Fischer method) |
Acid value | Not more than 2 |
Saponification value | Not less than 45 and not more than 55 |
Hydroxyl value | Not less than 81 and not more than 96 |
1,4-dioxane | Not more than 5 mg/kg |
Ethylene oxide | Not more than 0,2 mg/kg |
Ethylene glycols (mono- and di-) | Not more than 0,25 % |
Arsenic | Not more than 3 mg/kg |
Lead | Not more than 5 mg/kg |
Mercury | Not more than 1 mg/kg |
Cadmium | Not more than 1 mg/kg |
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