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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

DIETHYL ETHER
Chemical names: DIETHYL ETHER; DIETHYL OXIDE; 1,1'-OXYBISETHANE
Synonyms: ETHER; ETHYL ETHER
Functional class: EXTRACTION SOLVENT
Latest evaluation: 1979
ADI: NO ADI ALLOCATED
Report: TRS 648-JECFA 23/21
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 8/FNP 52 Add.8/53 (2000)
Tox monograph: NOT PREPARED
Previous status: 1990, COMPENDIUM/499. R,T
1983, FNP 28-JECFA 27/35. R,T
1980, TRS 648-JECFA 23/21, FNP 12-JECFA 23/32. NO ADI ALLOCATED. NO. N
 
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       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Diethyl ether (ICSC)