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Summary of Evaluations Performed by the
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

delta-HEXALACTONE
COE No.: 641
FEMA No.: 3167
JECFA No.: 224
Chemical names: 5-HEXANOLIDE; 6-METHYLTETRAHYDRO-2-PYRONE
Synonyms: 5-HYDROXYHEXANOIC ACID LACTONE
Functional class: FLAVOURING AGENT
Latest evaluation: 1997
ADI: ACCEPTABLE
Comments: No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent
Report: TRS 884-JECFA 49/42
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 6/FNP 52 Add.6/172 (1998)
Tox monograph: FAS 40-JECFA 49/231
 
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