| gamma-UNDECALACTONE | |
| COE No.: | 179 |
| FEMA No.: | 3091 |
| JECFA No.: | 233 |
| Chemical names: | 4-UNDECANOLIDE; 5-HEPTYLDIHYDRO-2(3H)-FURANONE |
| Synonyms: | ALDEHYDE C-14 PURE (SO-CALLED); PEACH ALDEHYDE; UNDECA-1,4-LACTONE |
| Functional class: | FLAVOURING AGENT |
| Latest evaluation: | 1997 |
| ADI: | 0-1.25 mg/kg bw (1967) |
| Comments: | No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent. The 1967 ADI of 0-1.25 mg/kg bw was maintained at the forty-ninth meeting (1997). |
| Report: | TRS 884-JECFA 49/42 |
| Specifications: | COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 6/FNP 52 Add.6/172 (1998) |
| Tox monograph: | FAS 40-JECFA 49/231 |
| Previous status: | 1967, NMRS 44/TRS 383-JECFA 11/12 (COMPENDIUM/1575), FAS 69.31/NMRS 44B-JECFA 11/45, FAS 69.33/NMRS 44A-JECFA 11/76. FU. N |
| 30 Apr 02 | |
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