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Acetone
Level 3 — ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary
Acetone is a solvent processing aid — Flavoring additive and solvent for spices residual in foods
Also: Diacetyl Methane
What it does
Flavoring additive and solvent for spices residual in foods
Where you'll see it
Food residual; solvent for fats, oils, waxes
What the research says
Inhalation may irritate the lungs, and in large amounts is narcotic causing symptoms of drunkenness similar to ethanol.
Regulatory status
- Notes: Number 184 on CERCLA Priority List of Hazardous Substances; FDA proposed ban in astringent products 1992
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): Inhalation may irritate the lungs, and in large amounts it is narcotic, causing symptoms of drunkenness similar to ethanol