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OCTANOIC ACID
See: PEROXYACID ANTIMICROBIAL SOLUTIONS CONTAINING 1-HYDROXYETHYLIDENE-1,1-DIPHOSPHONIC ACID (HEDP) AND THREE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS: PEROXACETIC ACID, ACETIC ACID, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, OCTANOIC ACID AND PEROXYOCTANOIC ACID
COE No.: 10
FEMA No.: 2799
JECFA No.: 99
Chemical names: OCTANOIC ACID
Synonyms: CAPRYLIC ACID
Functional class: FLAVOURING AGENT; ANTIFOAMING AGENT; SURFACTANT
Latest evaluation: 2004
ADI: ACCEPTABLE
Comments: Small residues of octanoic acid on food (which has been treated with antimicrobial washing solutions) at the time of consumption would not pose a safety concern
Report: TRS 928-JECFA 63/26
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 12/FNP 52 Add. 12/41
Tox monograph: FAS 40-JECFA 49/147 (1997)
Previous status: 2000, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 8/FNP 52 Add.8/132. R
1997, TRS 884-JECFA 49/29; COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 5/FNP 52 Add.5/214; FAS 40-JECFA 49/147. ACCEPTABLE. NO SAFETY CONCERN AT CURRENT LEVELS OF INTAKE WHEN USED AS A FLAVOURING AGENT. N
 
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