| METHYL SALICYLATE | |
| COE No.: | 433 |
| FEMA No.: | 2745 |
| JECFA No.: | 899 |
| Chemical names: | METHYL 2-HYDROXYBENZOATE |
| Synonyms: | METHYL o-HYDROXYBENZOATE; SYNTHETIC WINTERGREEN OIL; SYNTHETIC SWEET BIRCH OIL; SYNTHETIC TEABERRY OIL |
| Functional class: | FLAVOURING AGENT |
| Latest evaluation: | 2001 |
| ADI: | 0-0.5 mg/kg bw (1967) |
| Comments: | No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent. The 1967 ADI of 0-0.5 mg/kg bw was maintained at the fifty-seventh meeting (2001). |
| Report: | TRS 909-JECFA 57/84 |
| Specifications: | COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 9/FNP 52 Add.9/148 |
| Tox monograph: | FAS 48-JECFA 57/273 |
| Previous status: | 1967, NMRS 44/TRS 383-JECFA 11/12, FAS 69.31/NMRS 44B-JECFA 11/39 (COMPENDIUM/953), FAS 68.33/NMRS 44A-JECFA 11/63. 0-0.5 mg/kg bw. FU. N |
| 29 Jan 03 | |
See Also:
Toxicological Abbreviations
Methyl salicylate (FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series 44a)