# ISO 856:1981 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO 856:1981, item title is Oil of peppermint, France, Italy, United Kingdom and USA; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 856:2006 | ISO/CD 856; withdrawn / published date is 1981-07-01, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO 856:1981 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Oil of peppermint, France, Italy, United Kingdom and USA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO 856:2006 | ISO/CD 856
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 1981-07-01 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 5233,IS,,ISO 856:1981,"Oil of peppermint, France, Italy, United Kingdom and USA","Huile essentielle de menthe poivrée, France, Italie, Royaume-Uni et USA",1981-07-01,1,['71.100.60'],ISO/TC 54,9599,,"[32041,5234]","['en','fr']",3,"<p>The Standard specifies the following characteristics of the oil: appearance, colour, odour, relative density at 20/20 °C, refractive index at 20 °C, optical rotation at 20 °C, miscibility with 70 % (V/V) ethanol at 20 °C, ester value after acetylation, carbonyl value. Most of the characteristics differ in dependence from the country of origin.</p>"

## Source

- https://isopublicstorageprod.blob.core.windows.net/opendata/_latest/iso_deliverables_metadata/csv/iso_deliverables_metadata.csv

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-02-01.
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