| Document Details | |
| Title | 173i31r2 - DEG |
| Name |  173i31r2 - DEG (62K) |
| Description | Diethylene glycol (DEG) is a suspected contaminant of glycerin. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended that pharmaceutical manufacturers screen for diethylene glycol contamination in glycerin supplies. Glycerin may be used as a humectant, solvent, sweetener, or filler (among other uses) in dietary supplements. Sections 5.3.6 Industrial Contaminants and 7.5 Test Methods for Industrial Contaminants of NSF/ANSI 173 – Dietary Supplements need to be updated. |
| Document State | Draft (A preliminary sketch, outline, or version.) |
| Group / Folder | Joint Committee on Dietary Supplements / Ballot Documents / 2010 / 173i31r2 - DEG |
| Submitter | By Person 1696 on Monday, 02 August 2010 12:42pm |
| Modified | By Person 1696 on Tuesday, 08 March 2011 07:57am |
| Technical Contact | Person 1696 |
| Public URL | http://standards.nsf.org/apps/group_public/document.php?document_id=9009&wg_abbrev=ds_jc |
| Approval Ballots | ||
| Ballot Name | Close Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
 173i31r2 - DEG | 2010-08-23 | Closed |
| Comments | |||||
| Showing 3 of 3 comments | |||||
| Subject | # | State | Submitter | Date | Action |
DEG - Support for M. McGuffin's changes |
0 |
Accepted |
Staci Eisner |
2010-08-19 |
|
Testing requirement too narrow |
0 |
Accepted |
Michael McGuffin |
2010-08-03 |
|
Most manufacturers do not have GC |
0 |
Accepted |
Roy Upton |
2010-08-03 |
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