# The Extraction Solvents in Food Regulations 1993, Part I: PERMITTED EXTRACTION SOLVENTS


Column 1
Column 2
Extraction solvent (see note 1)
Detailed description of extraction solvent
Notes
1. The extraction solvents listed in Column 1 above shall satisfy the following general purity criteria–
(a) subject to sub-paragraph (b) below they shall not contain a toxicologically dangerous amount of any element or substance;
(b) they shall not contain more than 1 mg/kg of, respectively, arsenic or lead.
2. The combined use of Hexane and Ethylmethylketone is not permitted.
1 Propane
2 Butane
3 Butyl acetate
4 Ethyl acetate
5 Ethanol
6 Carbon Dioxide
7 Acetone
8 Nitrous Oxide
9 Methanol
10 Propan-2-ol
11 Hexane (see note 2)
the commercial product consisting essentially of acyclic saturated hydrocarbons containing six carbon atoms and distilling between 64°C and 70°C
12 Methyl acetate
13 Ethylmethylketone (see note 2)
containing not more than 50 mg/kg of n-Hexane
14 Dichloromethane
15 Diethyl ether
16 Butan-1-ol
17 Butan-2-ol
18 Methyl-propan-1-ol
19 Propan-1-ol

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/1658/schedule/1/part/I (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/extraction-solvents-in-food-regulations-1993/schedule-1/part-I
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