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BLUE VRS
Chemical names: SODIUM SALT OF [4-[alpha-[p-(DIETHYLAMINO)PHENYL]-2,4-DISULFOBENZYLIDENE]-2,5- CYCLOHEXADIEN-1-YLIDENE]DIETHYLAMMONIUM HYDROXIDE, INNER SALT
Synonyms: C.I. FOOD BLUE 4; C.I. ACID BLUE 1
Functional class: COLOUR
Colour class: TRIARYLMETHANE
Colour code: C.I. (1956) No. 42045; C.I. (1924) No. 672 ;SCHULTZ (1931) No. 769
Latest evaluation: 1964
Report: NMRS 38/TRS 309-JECFA 8/21
Specifications: WITHDRAWN (1984)
Previous status: 1964, NMRS 38/TRS 309-JECFA 8/21, FAS 66.25/NMRS 38B-JECFA 8/110. N
 
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       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Blue VRS  (IARC Summary & Evaluation, Volume 16, 1978)