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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

QUININE HYDROCHLORIDE
Chemical names: (8S,9R)-6-METHOXY-4-QUINOLENYL-5-VINYL-2-QUINUCLIDINYLMETHANOL HYDROCHLORIDE DIHYDRATE
Functional class: FLAVOURING AGENT
Latest evaluation: 1993
ADI: ACCEPTABLE
Comments: Current use levels up to 100 mg/l (as quinine base) in soft drinks not of toxicological concern
Report: TRS 837-JECFA 41/13
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 2/FNP 52 Add.2/105
Tox monograph: FAS 30-JECFA 39/81 (1992)
Previous status: 1992, TRS 828-JECFA 39/15, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 1/FNP 52 Add.1/101, FAS 30-JECFA 39/81. ACCEPTABLE (CURRENT USE LEVELS UP TO 75 MG/L (AS QUININE BASE) IN SOFT DRINKS NOT OF TOXICOLOGICAL CONCERN). AC. R
1989, TRS 789-JECFA 35/18, FNP 49-JECFA 35/57 (COMPENDIUM/1241), FAS 26-JECFA 35/29. 0-0.9 (TEMPORARY). TE. R
1982, FNP 25-JECFA 26/157. R
1980, FNP 17-JECFA 24/101. N
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Quinine hydrochloride (WHO Food Additives Series 26)