| METHYL 2-FUROATE | |
| COE No.: | 358 | FEMA No.: | 2703 | JECFA No.: | 746 | Chemical names: | 2-FUROIC ACID, METHYL ESTER | Synonyms: | METHYL FUROATE; METHYL PYROMUCATE | 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 8/FNP 52 Add.8/174 | Tox monograph: | FAS 46-JECFA 55/137 |
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