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Isopropyl Alcohol

Level 3ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary

Isopropyl Alcohol is a solvent processing aid — Antibacterial, solvent, denaturant

Also: Isopropanol

What it does

Antibacterial, solvent, denaturant

Where you'll see it

Hop extract, spice oleoresins, food-processing equipment

What the research says

Ingestion or inhalation of large quantities can cause narcosis, anesthesia, coma. Fatal ingested dose around a fluid ounce.

Regulatory status

  • US FDA: ASP
  • Notes: FDA permits residues 250 ppm modified hop extract, 50 ppm spice oleoresins

Sources

  • A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): the fatal ingested dose is around a fluid ounce