E239 Hexamethylene tetramine — is it halal?
Description
Hexamethylene tetramine (urotropin) — synthesis from formaldehyde (methanol oxidation/dehydrogenation) and ammonia; in the EU permitted only for Provolone cheese. No animal raw material in the substance; links arise via raw materials, purification and finishing: carbon of unknown feedstock (c2, bone variant c3); methanol — raw material (c7), washing (c4), reaction medium (c8); an unspecified alcohol (c5)
Names: Гексаметилентетрамин · Hexamethylene tetramine · سداسي ميثيلين رباعيّ الأمين
Also known as: Hexamine, E 239, E-239, Е239, INS 239, INS No. 239, уротропин, гексамин, метенамин, ГМТА, hexamethylenetetramine, methenamine, urotropine, urotropin, formin
Category: Preservatives
Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008
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