| NITRITE | |
| See: | POTASSIUM NITRITE SODIUM NITRITE | Functional class: | ANTIMICROBIAL PRESERVATIVE; COLOUR FIXATIVE | Latest evaluation: | 2002 | ADI: | 0-0.07 mg/kg bw | Comments: | Expressed as nitrite ion | Comments/MRLs: | EXPRESSED AS NITRITE ION; ADI DOES NOT APPLY TO INFANTS BELOW THE AGE OF 3 MONTHS | Report: | TRS 913-JECFA 59/20 | Specifications: | See POTASSIUM NITRITE AND/OR SODIUM NITRITE | Tox monograph: | FAS 50-JECFA 59/49 | Previous status: | 1995, TRS 859-JECFA 44/29,31, FAS 35-JECFA 44/269. 0-0.06 mg/kg bw (EXPRESSED AS NITRITE ION; ADI APPLIES TO ALL SOURCES OF INTAKE BUT NOT TO INFANTS BELOW THE AGE OF 3 MONTHS). FU
See: "POTASSIUM NITRITE" and/or "SODIUM NITRITE" |
| 9 Mar 03 | |
See Also:
Toxicological Abbreviations
Nitrite (JECFA Food Additives Series 50)
Nitrite (WHO Food Additives Series 35)