Food

Food Safety

Propylene glycol USP/EP is the only MPG grade appropriate for application in food due to its handling practices.

Propylene glycol USP/EP is the ideal carrier of a large variety of flavours that give most of today’s food and beverage their distinctive taste. The substance itself is colourless, tasteless and odourless, and it does not react on its own, which means that it can perform its function without impacting on other product attributes.

This product has been confirmed safe, and provides unique inherent properties with regard to holding/attracting both water- and oil-based substances. Propylene glycol USP/EP is approved for use as a food additive under E-number E 1520 (with strict maximum limit of 1 g/kg in human foodstuffs).

Direct food contact uses include:

  • solvent and carrier for flavour and colour in food and beverage manufacturing processes, for drinks, biscuits, cakes, sweets
  • thickener, clarifier and stabilizer in food and beverage such as beer, salad dressings or baking mixtures.

Indirect food contact uses include:

  • industrial food processing
  • food packaging
  • heat transfer fluid in chilling and freezing applications
  • solvent for the food packaging print.