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texsphone ,ei2> 232-0121 Commercial Solvents Corporation Terre Haute , Indiana 47303 January 5, 1970 IN REPLY REFER TO Dr. W. A. Knapp Allied Chemical Corporation P. 0. Box 90S Morristown, New Jersey 07960 Dear Dr. Knapp: In response to the letter of December 22 from the MCA Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Chemicals Committee, I enclose six copies of the following CSC publications for use in your report on methanol as a food extraction solvent, to be submitted to the FAO/WHO: Technical Data Sheet No. 6 on Methanol Brochure on CSC Methanol I also enclose a copy of the letter on this subject which I sent to FA3 on October 6, 1969, at the request of IUPAC. I do not know that I have further meaningful data, but feel free to call upon us if you have need. Yours very truly, COMMERCIAL SOLVENTS CORPORATION ) -y !,r'Philip/J. Baker Jr. Technical Staff Marketing Division ".'TV PJB:bjb Enel. ASI 00004293 i^up j_h:U ur: Dl. W. A. Knapp ; Allied Chemical Corporation 1/5/70 cc - w/copy of end.; . Rudolph Morf, IUPAC October 6, 1969 Mr. R. K. Malik Chiefs Food Standards Additives and Regulations Section Nutrition Division Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Via delle Terme di Caraealla 00100-Rome, Italy Dear Mr. Malik: Re: NU 5/2 14th In response to your letter to Commercial Solvents Corporation requesting published information on solvents useful in extracting foods, I enclose two copies each of the following CSC publications dealing with solvents listed in your Annexes 1 and 2: IC TDS No. 13 on Acetone IC TDS No. 33 on Isopropyl Alcohol 0C IDS No. 6 on Methanol Brochure on CSC Methanol IC TDS No- 21 on Ethyl Alcohol 1C TDS No. 20 on Ethyl Acetate IC TDS No. 16 on n-Butyl Acetate IC TDS No. IS on Amyl Acetate Mixture In addition, I enclose copies of OC TDS No. 32 on Dimethyl Ether in case it may be of interest. These data sheets give the specifications set by Commercial Solvents Corporation for its produats, and some information on use patterns and toxicological considerations for storage and handling. Most of the information is readily available in published sources. If we can be of further assistance, please feel free to call upon us. Yours very truly, COMMERCIAL SOLVENTS CORPORATION PJB:bjb End. Philip J. Baker Jr. Technical Staff Marketing Division 00004294