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VIOLET 5 BN
Chemical names: SODIUM SALT OF [4-[alpha-[p-(DIETHYLAMINO)PHENYL]-p-[ETHYL(m-SULFOBENYL)AMINO]-BENYLIDENE]-2,5-CYCLOHEXADIEN-1-YLIDENE]ETHYL(m-SULFOBENZYL) AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE, INNER SALT
Synonyms: ACID VIOLET 6B; ACID VIOLET 4 BS; ACID VIOLET; FORMYL VIOLET; C.I. FOOD VIOLET 1
Functional class: COLOUR
Colour class: TRIARYLMETHANE
Colour code: C.I. (1956) No.42650; C.I. (1924) No. 698; SCHULTZ (1931) No. 806
Latest evaluation: 1964
Report: NMRS 38/TRS 309-JECFA 8/24
Specifications: WITHDRAWN (1984)
Tox monograph: NOT PREPARED
Previous status: 1964, NMRS 38/TRS 309-JECFA 8/24, FAS 66.25/NMRS 38B-JECFA 8/152. N
 
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