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Food additives data book - wordpres

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FOOD SAFETY ISSUES: Non-toxic. The powder is combustible LD50 > 5g/kg. No significant hazard<br />

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

FDA GRAS. UK: approved. Europe: listed Japan: approved for use as a natural processing aid<br />

REFERENCE: Ash, M., and Ash, I. (1996) <strong>Food</strong> Additives. Gower Publishing Co., Brookfield, VT.<br />

ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION: Microcrystalline cellulose is natural crystalline polysaccharide particles extracted from plant cellulose<br />

(which is composed of chains of crystalline and amorphous cellulose). See also cellulose<br />

Microcrystalline cellulose 719

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