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LEGISLATION: USA: UK and EUROPE: AUSTRALIA/PACIFIC RIM:<br />

US FDA 21 CFR E491 (sorbitan monostearate) Japan: listed for use in chewing<br />

§ 172.842 E492 (tristearate) E493 (monolaurate) gum base, emulsifier, plastifier<br />

(monostearate) E494 (monooleate) E495 (monopalmitate) for chewing gum<br />

§ 175.320 ADI: 0–25mg/kg body weight<br />

EC Directive 95/2 (OJ No.L61, 18.3.95)<br />

Miscellaneous Additives<br />

(Enacted in UK as Statutory Instrument<br />

1995 No.3187)<br />

Schedule 3 (Other permitted Miscellaneous<br />

Additives) & Schedule 4<br />

Purity Criteria laid down in SI 1995<br />

No.3187 refers to :-E491:FCC<br />

1981 page 307 – E492/E495:FAO<br />

<strong>Food</strong> & Nutrition Paper No.4<br />

pp293/7 – E493/E494:BPC 1973 pp465/6<br />

REFERENCES: Weyland, M. (1994) Functional effects of emulsifiers in chocolate. Manufacturing Confectioner, May,<br />

111–117.<br />

Chislett, L. R. and Walford, J. (1976) Sorbitan and polyoxyethylene sorbitan esters in food products.<br />

Flavours, (March/April), 61.<br />

Nielsen, M. (1995) Sorbitan tristearate anticrystalliser in palm olein. At 21st ISF World Congress,<br />

The Hague. Danisco Technical Paper TP1502-le.<br />

ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION: Acid value 5–15; Saponification value 140–188; Hydroxyl value 66–358<br />

Sorbitan esters of fatty acids 379

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