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

AMYLOSE AND AMYLOPECTIN
Functional class: THICKENING AGENT
Latest evaluation: 1982
ADI: NOT SPECIFIED
Report: TRS 683-JECFA 26/29
Specifications: NOT PREPARED
Tox monograph: FAS 5/NMRS 53A-JECFA 17/340 (1973)
Previous status: 1973, NMRS 53/TRS 539-JECFA 17/37, NOT PREPARED, FAS 5/NMRS 53A-JECFA 17/340. ADI NOT LIMITED. NL. O
1970, NMRS 46/TRS 445-JECFA 13/13, NOT PREPARED, FAS 70.36/NMRS 46A-JECFA 13/60. ADI NOT LIMITED (THESE NATIVE STARCHES SHOULD BE REGARDED AS FOOD RATHER THAN FOOD ADDITIVES). NL. O
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Amylose and amylopectin (FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series 46a)
       Amylose and amylopectin (WHO Food Additives Series 5)