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Status:
US Approved Rx (2020)
First approved in 1953

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)


Lactitol is a sugar alcohol. This ingredient has been determined to be GRAS for specified uses as a direct food additive and foods containing lactitol are eligible for a health claim related to dental caries. Lactitol is used as an oral powder or sol...
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US
First approved in 2004

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)

Sorbitan tristearate (E492) is used as an emulsifier and stabiliser. It is produced by the esterification of sorbitol with commercial stearic acid derived from food fats and oils.It is a mixture of the partial esters of sorbitol and its mono- and dia...
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US
First approved in 1985

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)

Conditions:

Sorbitan monopalmitate (Span 40) is a nonionic emulsifier, surfactant and food additive. The product of Croda Inc. Span 40 is used in skin care, hair care and decorative cosmetics. It is also used as an effector in compositions capable of facilitatin...
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US
First approved in 1980

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)

Conditions:

Sorbitan monostearate (Span 60) is a non-ionic surfactant with emulsifying, dispersing, and wetting properties used as a food additive, additive in mixtures for drug use and in skin care products. It is approved for use by FDA in quantities not exce...
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US
First approved in 1973

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)

Sorbitan laurate (Span 20) is a mixture of the partial esters of sorbitol and its mono- and dianhydrides with edible lauric acid. It is an excipient. Sorbitan laurate is a non-ionic surfactant that is widely used as an emulsifier and stabilizer in ph...
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US
First approved in 1972

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)

Sorbitan monooleate (Span 80) is a partial oleate ester of sorbitol and its mono- and dianhydrides. Sorbitan Monooleate is a nonionic emulsifier and surfactant and used in cosmetics and foods. It is a food additive with the E number E495. Span 80 was...
mixture
Status:
US Previously Marketed
First approved in 1975

Class:
MIXTURE

mixture
Status:
US Previously Marketed
First approved in 1938

Class:
MIXTURE

mixture
Status:
US Previously Marketed
First marketed in 1921

Class:
MIXTURE