JECFA Evaluations-ORCHIL AND ORCEIN-

Summary of Evaluations Performed by the
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

ORCHIL AND ORCEIN
INS:	182
Chemical names:	ORCEIN AND LITMUS (THE COLOURING PRINCIPLES)
Synonyms:	C.I. NATURAL RED 28; LACMUS; LITMUS
Functional class:	COLOUR
Colour code:	C.I. (1956) No. NOT ESTABLISHED; C.I. (1924) No. 1242; SCHULTZ (1931) No. 1386
Latest evaluation:	1974
ADI:	NO ADI ALLOCATED
Report:	NMRS 54/TRS 557-JECFA 18/18
Specifications:	WITHDRAWN (1984)
Tox monograph:	NOT PREPARED
Previous status:	1974, NMRS 54/TRS 557-JECFA 18/18, WITHDRAWN. NO ADI ALLOCATED. NO. W 1959, NMRS VOL. II-IV/67. N

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