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INDIGOTINE
INS: 132
Chemical names: DISODIUM 3-3'-DIOXO-2,2'-BI-INDOLYLIDENE-5-5'-DISULFONATE
Synonyms: INDIGO CARMINE; C.I. FOOD BLUE 1; FD AND C BLUE No. 2
Functional class: COLOUR
Colour class: INDIGOID
Colour code: C.I. (1975) No.73015
Latest evaluation: 1974
ADI: 0-5 mg/kg bw
Report: NMRS 54/TRS 557-JECFA 18/17
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 10/FNP 52 Add.10/34 (METALS LIMITS) (2002)
Tox monograph: FAS 6/NMRS 54A-JECFA 18/95
Previous status: 1984, FNP 31/1-JECFA 28/95. R; COMPENDIUM/783
1981, FNP 19-JECFA 25/115. R
1974, FAS 7/NMRS 54B-JECFA 18/58. R
1969, NMRS 46/TRS 445-JECFA 13/12, FAS 70.36/NMRS 46A-JECFA 13/43. 0-2.5 (TEMPORARY). TE. S
1964, NMRS 38/TRS 309-JECFA 8/22, FAS 66.25/NMRS 38B-JECFA 8/63, FAS 66.25/NMRS 38B-JECFA 8/63. R
1959, NMRS VOL. II-IV/111. N
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Indigotine  (FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series 46a)
       Indigotine (WHO Food Additives Series 6)