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carrageenan

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car·ra·geen·an or car·ra·geen·in (kr-gnn)
n.
Any of a group of closely related colloids derived from several red algae, widely used as a thickening, stabilizing, emulsifying, or suspending agent in pharmaceuticals.


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59 TX553 The 68th meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) was held in Geneva, Switzerland in June 2007, and this World Health Organization Report summarizes the toxicological monographs performed on such substances as carrageenan, Aspergillus oryzae, magnesium sulfate and Euchema seaweed.
 
 
 
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