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Appendices 1-18 to: Report on the Health Effects of Selected Pesticide Coformulants

36   Regulations

Propylene glycol esters have been used as emulsifiers in foods and pharmaceuticals. The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) in the US has determined that propylene glycol mono- and diesters of edible fats or fatty acids or oleic acid can be used safely in food in amounts not in excess of that reasonably required to produce their intended effect. The esters can also be used in food contact materials. (Rosen 1978 – quoted from Johnson 1999).

1-Methyl-1,2-ethanediyl dioleate is used in cosmetics (Johnson 1999). It is not mentioned in the statutory order on cosmetics, which means that it legally can be used in cosmetics in Europe without any limitations except as a colouring agent, a preservative, or a UV-filter (MM 2000).

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