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METHYL p-HYDROXYBENZOATE
INS: 218
Chemical names: METHYL p-HYDROXYBENZOATE; METHYL ESTER OF p-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID
Synonyms: METHYLPARABEN; METHYL p-OXYBENZOATE
Functional class: PRESERVATIVE
Latest evaluation: 1973
ADI: 0-10 mg/kg bw
Comments: Group ADI as the sum of the ethyl, methyl and propyl esters of p-hydroxybenzoic acid
Report: NMRS 53/TRS 539-JECFA 17/17
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 6/FNP 52 Add.6/85 (1998)
Tox monograph: FAS 5/NMRS 53A-JECFA 17/81
Previous status: 1995, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 3/FNP 52 Add.3/95. R
1973, FNP 4-JECFA 17/135; COMPENDIUM/943. R
1970, NMRS 48/TRS 462-JECFA 14/24, FAS 70.41/NMRS 48C-JECFA 14/16
1965, NMRS 40/TRS 339-JECFA 9/11, FAS 67.29/NMRS 40A,B,C-JECFA 9/22, FAS 67.29/NMRS 40A,B,C-JECFA 9/22. 0-2 (CONDITIONAL, 2-7; AS SUM OF METHYL, ETHYL AND PROPYL ESTERS OF p-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID). CO
1961, NMRS 31/TRS 228-JECFA 6/30, NMRS 31/TRS 228-JECFA 6/30. 0-2 (CONDITIONAL, 2-7). CO
1958, NMRS VOL. I-III/21. N
 
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