Sulphur Dioxide in Metabisulphite, Calcium

Upper yield:
69.6

Units:
Percent

Routes Of administration:
Oral


Chemical Substance - Sulphur Dioxide

NHPID name:
Sulphur Dioxide

Reference:
USP_31

Proper name(s):
Sulphur Dioxide

Common name(s):
Sulfur dioxide

Category:
Approved Chemical Name
CAS registry number:
7446-09-5

Other registry numbers:
12396-99-5 , 8014-94-6 , 83008-56-4 , 89125-89-3


Source ingredients:



Toxicity restriction

Detail:
Acceptable daily intake up to 0.7 mg/kg body weight daily expressed as sulfur dioxide, for calcium hydrogen sulfite, calcium metabisulfite, calcium sulfite, potassium hydrogen sulfite, potassium metabisulfite, potassium sulfite, sodium hydrogen sulfite, sodium metabisulfite, sodium sulfite, sodium thiosulfate, and sulfur dioxide (JECFA 1998).

Reference:
JECFA


Roles

Non-medicinal

Purposes:
Colour Additive , Preservative Antimicrobial , Preservative Antioxidant
Restrictions:

General

Reference:
UNAVA