E280 Propionic acid — is it halal?
Description
Propionic acid is almost entirely petrochemical (Reppe: ethylene + CO + water; propionaldehyde oxidation; propionitrile). Possible links: alcohols as raw material (ethanol — the Larson process per EFSA 2014, not confirmed by BASF or FEEDAP; ethanol and methanol — in Chinese patents); activated carbon of unnamed raw material (bone char not excluded); the fermentation route (allowed in the USA)
Names: Пропионовая кислота · Propionic acid · حمض البروبيونيك
Also known as: E 280, E-280, Е280, INS 280, 丙酸, حمض البروبيونيك
Category: Preservatives
Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008
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