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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

CAROTENES (NATURAL)
INS: 160a(ii)
Chemical names: alpha-CAROTENE; beta-CAROTENE; gamma-CAROTENE
Synonyms: C.I. FOOD ORANGE 5
Functional class: FOOD COLOUR
Colour class: CAROTENOID
Colour code: C.I. (1975) No.75130
Latest evaluation: 1989
ADI: NO ADI ALLOCATED
Report: TRS 789-JECFA 35/21
Specifications: WITHDRAWN (1987)
Tox monograph: NOT PREPARED
Previous status: 1987, TRS 759-JECFA 31/26. NO ADI ALLOCATED. NO. W
1984, FNP 31/1-JECFA 28/45. R,T
1974, NMRS 54/TRS 557-JECFA 18/16. NO ADI ALLOCATED. NO. S
1959, NMRS VOL. II-IV/45. N
 
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