| LINALOOL | |
| COE No.: | 61 |
| FEMA No.: | 2635 |
| JECFA No.: | 356 |
| Chemical names: | 3,7-DIMETHYLOCTA-1,6-DIEN-3-OL |
| Synonyms: | CORIANDROL; LICAREOL; LINALOL; DL-LINALOOL |
| Functional class: | FLAVOURING AGENT |
| Latest evaluation: | 1998 |
| ADI: | 0-0.5 mg/kg bw (1979) |
| Comments: | No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent. The 1979 group ADI of 0-0.5 mg/kg bw for citral, geranyl acetate, citronellol, linalool, and linalyl acetate, expressed as citral, was maintained at the fifty-first (TRS 891/90, 1998) and sixty-first (TRS for JECFA 61 in press) meetings. |
| Report: | TRS 891-JECFA 51/79 |
| Specifications: | COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 6/FNP 52 Add.6/180 (1998) |
| Tox monograph: | FAS 42-JECFA 51/293 |
| Previous status: | 1997, THE 1979 GROUP ADI OF 0-0.5 mg/kg bw FOR LINALOOL AND RELATED SUBSTANCES, EXPRESSED AS CITRAL, WAS MAINTAINED (TRS 884-JECFA 49/68)
1982, FNP 25-JECFA 26/102; COMPENDIUM/847. R 1979, TRS 648-JECFA 23/25, FNP 12-JECFA 23/61. NOT PREPARED. 0-5 (GROUP ADI FOR CITRAL, GERANYL ACETATE, CITRONELLOL, LINALOOL, AND LINALYL ACETATE, EXPRESSED AS CITRAL). R 1967, NMRS 44/TRS 383-JECFA 11/12, FAS 69.31/NMRS 44B-JECFA 11/30,31. FAS 68.33/NMRS 44A-JECFA 11/52. 0-0.25 (CONDITIONAL). CO. N |
| 27 Jan 04 | |
See Also:
Toxicological Abbreviations
Linalool (ICSC)