| AMYL 2-FUROATE | |
| COE No.: | 2109 |
| FEMA No.: | 2072 |
| JECFA No.: | 748 |
| Chemical names: | 2-FUROIC ACID, PENTYL ESTER |
| Synonyms: | AMYL FURAN-2-CARBOXYLATE; PENTYL FURAN-2-CARBOXYLATE |
| Functional class: | FLAVOURING AGENT |
| Latest evaluation: | 2000 |
| ADI: | 0-0.5 mg/kg bw |
| Comments: | No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent. A group ADI of 0-0.5 mg/kg bw was established at the fifty-fifth meeting (2000) for furfural, furfuryl alcohol, furfuryl acetate, furfuryl propionate, furfuryl pentanoate, furfuryl octanoate, furfuryl 3-methylbutanoate, methyl 2-furoate, propyl 2-furoate, amyl 2-furoate, hexyl 2-furoate, and octyl 2-furoate. |
| Report: | TRS 901-JECFA 55/37 |
| Specifications: | COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 9/FNP 52 Add.9/126 (2001) |
| Tox monograph: | FAS 46-JECFA 55/137 |
| Previous status: | 2000, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 8/FNP 52 Add.8/174. N,T |
| 29 Apr 02 | |
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