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POTASSIUM SACCHARIN
INS: 954
Chemical names: POTASSIUM o-BENZOSULFIMIDE; POTASSIUM SALT OF 2,3-DIHYDRO-3-OXOBENZISO- SULFONAZOLE MONOHYDRATE; POTASSIUM SALT OF 1,2-BENZISOTHIAZOLE-3(2H)-ONE-1,1- DIOXIDE
Functional class: SWEETENING AGENT
Latest evaluation: 1993
ADI: 0-5 mg/kg bw
Report: TRS 837-JECFA 41/17
Specifications: FNP 31/2-JECFA 28/81 (1984); COMPENDIUM/1189
Tox monograph: FAS 32-JECFA 41/105
Previous status: 1984, TRS 710-JECFA 28/20, FNP 31/2-JECFA 28/81, FAS 17-JECFA 26 (1982), ADDENDUM FAS 19-JECFA 28/91. 0-2.5 (TEMPORARY; GROUP ADI FOR SACCHARIN AND ITS CALCIUM, POTASSIUM AND SODIUM SALTS, SINGLY OR IN COMBINATION). TE. N
1982, TRS 683-JECFA 26/28, FAS 17-JECFA 26/185 (SACCHARIN). 0-2.5 (TEMPORARY). TE
1977, TRS 617-JECFA 21/24. 0-2.5 (TEMPORARY). TE
 
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