| ISOAMYL ACETATE | |
| COE No.: | 214 |
| FEMA No.: | 2055 |
| JECFA No.: | 43 |
| Chemical names: | 3-METHYLBUTYL ACETATE |
| Synonyms: | AMYL ACETATE; ISOAMYL ETHANOATE |
| Functional class: | FLAVOURING AGENT; CARRIER SOLVENT |
| Latest evaluation: | 1996 |
| ADI: | 0-3 mg/kg bw (1979) |
| Comments: | No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent. The 1979 group ADI of 0-3 mg/kg bw for isoamyl acetate and isoamyl butyrate, expressed as isoamyl alcohol, was maintained at the forty-sixth meeting (1996). |
| Report: | TRS 868-JECFA 46/23 |
| Specifications: | COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 12/FNP 52 Add. 12/67 (METALS LIMITS) (2004) |
| Tox monograph: | See TRS 868-JECFA 46/68 |
| Previous status: | 1997, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 5/FNP 52 Add.5/61 (SOLVENT); 206 (FLAVOUR) (1997). C,R
1996, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 4/FNP 52 Add.4/77; 181. C,R 1979, TRS 648-JECFA 23/14, FNP 12-JECFA 23/7 (COMPENDIUM/95). NOT PREPARED. 0-3 (INCLUDED IN THE ADI FOR AMYL BUTYRATE, EXPRESSED AS ISOAMYL ALCOHOL). FU. N (AMYL ACETATE) |
| 29 May 05 | |
See Also:
Toxicological Abbreviations
Isoamyl acetate (ICSC)