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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

BENZO[a]PYRENE
See: POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
Chemical names: BENZO[a]PYRENE
Functional class: CONTAMINANT
Latest evaluation: 1990
Tolerable Intake: PTWI NOT ESTABLISHED
Report: TRS 806-JECFA 37/27
Tox monograph: FAS 28-JECFA 37/301
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Benzo[a]pyrene (WHO Food Additives Series 28)
       Benzo[a]pyrene (IARC Summary & Evaluation, Volume 32, 1983)