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2-ETHYL-1-HEXANOL
COE No.: 11763
FEMA No.: 3151
JECFA No.: 267
Chemical names: 2-ETHYL-1-HEXANOL
Synonyms: 2-ETHYL HEXYL ALCOHOL
Functional class: FLAVOURING AGENT; ADJUVANT
Latest evaluation: 1997
ADI: 0-0.5 mg/kg bw (1993)
Comments: No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent. The 1993 ADI of 0-0.5 mg/kg bw was maintained at the forty-ninth meeting (1997).
Report: TRS 884-JECFA 49/37
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 6/FNP 52 Add.6/174 (1998)
Tox monograph: FAS 40-JECFA 49/189
Previous status: 1993, TRS 837-JECFA 41/9, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 2/FNP 52 Add.2/57, FAS 32-JECFA 41/35. 0-0.5. FU.N
 
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