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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

CITRONELLYLOXYACETALDEHYDE
COE No.: 2012
FEMA No.: 2310
JECFA No.: 592
Chemical names: 6,10-DIMETHYL-3-OXA-9-UNDECENAL
Synonyms: 6,10-DIMETHYL-3-OXA-9-UNDECENAL
Functional class: FLAVOURING AGENT
Latest evaluation: 2002
ADI: ACCEPTABLE
Comments: No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent; secondary components do not raise a safety concern.
Report: TRS 913-JECFA 59/111
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 11/FNP 52 Add.11/101 (2003)
Tox monograph: FAS 44-JECFA 53/229 (1999)
Previous status: 2000, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 8/FNP 52 Add.8/156. R,T
1999, TRS 896-JECFA 53/67, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 7/FNP 52 Add.7/126, FAS 44-JECFA 53/229. ACCEPTABLE (NO SAFETY CONCERN AT CURRENT LEVELS OF INTAKE WHEN USED AS A FLAVOURING AGENT). AC. N,T
 
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