| NITRATE | |
| See: | POTASSIUM NITRATE SODIUM NITRATE |
| Functional class: | ANTIMICROBIAL PRESERVATIVE; COLOUR FIXATIVE |
| Latest evaluation: | 2002 |
| ADI: | 0-3.7 mg/kg bw (1995) |
| Comments: | The Committee retained the ADI of 0-3.7 mg/kg bw, expressed as nitrate ion (or 0-5 mg/kg bw expressed as sodium nitrate), established at its forty-fourth meeting (1995). |
| Report: | TRS 913-JECFA 59/26 |
| Specifications: | See POTASSIUM NITRATE AND/OR SODIUM NITRATE |
| Tox monograph: | FAS 50-JECFA 59/75 |
| Previous status: | 1995, TRS 859-JECFA 44/29,32, FAS 35-JECFA 44/325. 0-3.7 mg/kg bw (EXPRESSED AS NITRITE ION; ADI DOES NOT APPLY TO INFANTS BELOW THE AGE OF 3 MONTHS). FU
See: "POTASSIUM NITRATE" and/or "SODIUM NITRATE" |
| 9 Mar 03 | |
See Also:
Toxicological Abbreviations
Nitrate (JECFA Food Additives Series 50)
Nitrate (WHO Food Additives Series 35)