[White oil supply and procurement] Do you know the foreign standards of white oil?

White oil is a colorless, translucent oily liquid with no or almost no fluorescence. , odorless and tasteless when cold, with a slight petroleum-like smell when heated, insoluble in water and ethanol, soluble in volatile oils, miscible in most non-volatile oils, stable to light, heat, acid, etc., but exposed to light and heat for a long time Heat will slowly oxidize. Commonly used ones include industrial grade white oil, cosmetic grade white oil, medical grade white oil, food grade white oil, etc. Different types of white oil also have different uses. It should be noted that domestic and foreign white oil standards are different.

Foreign countries divide white oil into technical grade and food and pharmaceutical grade. The key foreign standards are concentrated on food grade white oil. Foreign standard setters are more diversified, including FAO/WHO and FAO. In cooperation with the World Health Organization Committee on Food Additives, FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), DAB (German Pharmacopoeia), European Pharmacopoeia, United States Pharmacopoeia, and some companies (Esso, Dow Chemical Company, Fei The testing standards of companies such as Nano Corporation, Toyo Corporation, and Huffman Corporation.

Let’s follow the white oil supplier to learn about the FDA and EFSA:

FDA:

FDA is the abbreviation of Food and Drug Administration. FDA sometimes stands for the United States Food and Drug Administration. The FDA is authorized by the U.S. Congress, the federal government. It is the highest law enforcement agency specializing in food and drug administration. It is also a professional body composed of doctors, lawyers, microbiologists, chemists, statisticians and other professionals dedicated to protecting, promoting and improving The government health control monitoring agency for national health. Many other countries seek and receive assistance from the FDA to promote and monitor the safety of their own products. In the fields of food and medicine, FDA certification has become the world’s highest testing standard for food and medicine. Recognized by the World Health Organization as the highest food safety standard. Not only is it popular in North America, it also has a high influence in other countries.

EFSA:

EFSA, the full name of European Food Safety Authority (European Food Safety Authority), also regulates many white oil grades. EFSA is the main unit of the European food safety system and has considerable influence in Europe, but its influence in regions outside Europe is much weaker.