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CYCLOHEXANONE
COE No.: 11047
FEMA No.: 3909
JECFA No.: 1100
Chemical names: CYCLOHEXANONE
Synonyms: KETOHEXAMETHYLENE; PIMELIC KETONE; SEXTONE; NADONE; CYCLOHEXYL KETONE
Functional class: FLAVOURING AGENT
Latest evaluation: 2002
ADI: ACCEPTABLE
Comments: No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent
Report: TRS 913-JECFA 59/95
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 10/FNP 52 Add.10/70
Tox monograph: FAS 50-JECFA 59/331
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Cyclohexanone (ICSC)
       Cyclohexanone  (IARC Summary & Evaluation, Volume 47, 1989)
       Cyclohexanone  (IARC Summary & Evaluation, Volume 71, 1999)