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ORCHIL AND ORCEIN
INS: 182
Chemical names: ORCEIN AND LITMUS (THE COLOURING PRINCIPLES)
Synonyms: C.I. NATURAL RED 28; LACMUS; LITMUS
Functional class: COLOUR
Colour code: C.I. (1956) No. NOT ESTABLISHED; C.I. (1924) No. 1242; SCHULTZ (1931) No. 1386
Latest evaluation: 1974
ADI: NO ADI ALLOCATED
Report: NMRS 54/TRS 557-JECFA 18/18
Specifications: WITHDRAWN (1984)
Tox monograph: NOT PREPARED
Previous status: 1974, NMRS 54/TRS 557-JECFA 18/18, WITHDRAWN. NO ADI ALLOCATED. NO. W
1959, NMRS VOL. II-IV/67. N
 
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