Styrene
Level 3 — ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary
Styrene is a other — Chewing substance in chewing gum from ethylbenzene
What it does
Chewing substance in chewing gum from ethylbenzene
Where you'll see it
chewing gum, paper, paperboard
What the research says
May be irritating to eyes and mucous membranes; narcotic in high concentrations
Regulatory status
- US FDA: ASP
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): may be irritating to the eyes and mucous membranes, and in high concentrations it is narcotic