Food-grade mineral oil can be verified by the United States Pharmacopeia, or USP, or certified by the National Sanitation Foundation, or NSF. These essentially state that the food-grade mineral ...

In this study, the researchers developed a sustainable Pickering emulsion using carbon quantum dots (CQDs), promising solid particles for food applications, derived from clove essential oil ...

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While the NSF H2 category is also food-grade and non-toxic, it is not necessarily food safe. Category NSF H3 lubricants are used only to clean food production equipment.