Document Details
Name of Department/Committee : PCD 18
Document Number : PCD 18 ( 27221)
Document Title [English] : SYNTHETIC MENTHOL - SPECIFICATION First Revision of IS 18250
Document Title [Hindi] : कृत्रिम मेन्थॉल – विशिष्टि (IS 18250 का पहला पुनरीक्षण)
Document Type : Revision
Language : English
Priority : 3
ICS Code : 71.100.60
Date of Project Approval : 23-12-2024
Standards to be Revised :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 18250 : 2023
Standards to be Superseded :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 18250 : 2023


Classification Details
Group : Household Products Appliances(non-electrical)
Sub Group : Cosmetics and body care products
Sub Sub Group : Natural and synthetic fragrance materials
Aspects : Product Specification
Risk : None
Certification : Voluntary Certification
Short Commom Man's Title :
ITCHS Code :
Ministry :
  • Ministry of Agriculture - Department of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare
  • Ministry of Commerce and Industry - Department of Commerce
Sustainable development Goals :
Degree of Equivalence : Indigenous
Identical/Equivalent Standards :
Organization Type:

Sl.No. Synosis Points
1 This standard prescribes the requirements and the methods of sampling and test for synthetic menthol prismatic crystals, molten, solid mass, flakes and powder and/or equivalent synthesized through chemical routes where fossil fuel/ petrochemical are the probable starting material. In this revision, the following major change has been made: a) Specific rotation value has been modified. b) Various forms of synthetic menthol have been incorporated in the scope of the standard c) Description of the material has been modified. d) Specific requirements of colour and appearance have been modified. e) Reference values of percent modern carbon have been updated in table 4.

Timeline Details


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Final-Draft
Completion Date
Project
Completion Date(Gazette)
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1 07-01-2025 07-06-2025 22-08-2025 06-01-2026 Hari Mohan Meena 07-01-2025
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1 Generation of Document Number 23-12-2024 -------
2 P-Draft Waived 07-01-2025 After initiation by DCPC, comments were submitted by stack holders on the standard and the same were deliberated in the Sectional Committee. As per the decision of the SC, samples were analyzed by the various laboratotries and the same concluded by the working group of the experts and prepared the working draft for revision. The working group recommendations along with working drafts were again deliberated in the Sectional Committee and finalized the document for wide circulation. -------
3 WC Draft 07-01-2025 Duration : 60 Days
Submitted for HOD approval
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4 WC Draft 13-01-2025 WC approved by HOD
PCDC  PCD 18, -------