Polyvinylpyrrolidone is widely used in medicine pharmaceuticals cosmetics foods printing inks textiles and many more diverse applications. This book describes the 50 years of research published and unpublished on the absorption distribution storage and excretion of PVP. The toxicology of PVP is critically evaluated. The author's involvement in the recent reevaluation of PVP by the Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FOA) led them to undertake this comprehensive review of all the information on the subject. This book will be invaluable for anyone who is involved with polyvinylpyrrolidone. Included is a broad review of the toxicological studies performed on PVP including acute subchronic chronic reproductive mutagenicity and carcinogenicity studies. There is also an appendix listing the key studies with references on the absorption renal elimination distribution acute toxicity subchronic toxicity chronic toxicity teratogenicity mutagenicity and carcinogenicity of PVP. Language: English