Assertion: propionic acid | /r/HasProperty | material
Facets:
value: by the food and drug administration
type: OTHER
value: for direct addition to human food
type: PURPOSE
value: in the united states
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: In the United States, propionic acid is a material generally regarded as safe (GRAS) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for direct addition to human food when used as an anti-microbial agent or as a flavoring agent (21 CFR 184.1081).
text: Propionic acid is a material which can be used as solvent, as food preservative or in the herbicide manufacture; propionic acid also participates in the preparation of vinyl propionate, which is used as monomer in (co)polymers with, for example, ethylene, vinyl chloride or (meth)acrylic esters.
text: Propionic acid is a material that can be used as a solvent, as a food preservative or for herbicide manufacture; propionic acid is also included in the preparation of vinyl propionate which is used as a monomer in (co) polymers with, for example, ethylene, vinyl chloride, or (meth) acrylic esters.