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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

CITRANAXANTHIN
Chemical names: CITRANAXANTHIN; 6'-METHYL-6'-apo-beta-CAROTEN-6'-ONE; 5',6'-DEHYDRO-5'-apo-18'-NOR- beta-CAROTEN-6'-ONE
Functional class: COLOUR
Colour class: CAROTENOID
Latest evaluation: 1987
ADI: NO ADI ALLOCATED
Report: TRS 759-JECFA 31/27
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 12/FNP 52 Add. 12/67 (METALS LIMITS) (2004)
Tox monograph: FAS 22-JECFA 31/85
Previous status: 1987, FNP 38-JECFA 31/78; COMPENDIUM/449. R
1977, NMRS 57-JECFA 21/65. N,T
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Citranaxanthin (WHO Food Additives Series 22)