| BENZYL BENZOATE | |
| COE No.: | 262 |
| FEMA No.: | 2138 |
| JECFA No.: | 24 |
| Chemical names: | BENZYL BENZOATE |
| Synonyms: | BENZYL BENZENECARBOXYLATE; BENZYL PHENYLFORMATE |
| Functional class: | FLAVOURING AGENT; CARRIER SOLVENT |
| Latest evaluation: | 2001 |
| ADI: | 0-5 mg/kg bw (1996) |
| Comments: | No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent. The 1996 group ADI of 0-5 mg/kg bw for benzoic acid, the benzoate salts (calcium, potassium and sodium), benzaldehyde, benzyl acetate, benzyl alcohol and benzyl benzoate, expressed as benzoic acid equivalents, was maintained at the fifty-seventh meeting (2001). |
| Report: | TRS 909-JECFA 57/73 |
| Specifications: | COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 9/FNP 52 Add.9/110 |
| Tox monograph: | FAS 48-JECFA 57/227 |
| Previous status: | 1996, TRS 648-JECFA 23/15, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 4/FNP 52 Add.4/175, NOT PREPARED. 0-5 mg/kg bw (GROUP ADI FOR BENZOIC ACID, THE BENZOATE SALTS (CALCIUM, POTASSIUM AND SODIUM), BENZALDEHYDE, BENZYL ACETATE, BENZYL ALCOHOL AND BENZYL BENOZATE, EXPRESSED AS BENZOIC ACID). FU. R
1979, TRS 648-JECFA 23/15, FNP 12-JECFA 23/13 (COMPENDIUM/195), NOT PREPARED. 0-5 mg/kg bw (THIS GROUP ADI FOR BENZYL ALCOHOL AND BENZYL BENZOATE SHOULD APPLY TO THE BENZYL/BENZOIC MOIETY RELATED TO BENZOIC ACID REPRESENTING TOTAL BENZOATE FROM ALL FOOD ADDITIVE SOURCES). FU. N |
| 29 Jan 03 | |
See Also:
Toxicological Abbreviations
Benzyl benzoate (ICSC)