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Summary of Evaluations Performed by the
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

ESTRAGOLE
Chemical names: 4-METHOXY-1-(2-PROPENYL)BENZENE; p-ALLYLANISOLE
Synonyms: METHYL CHAVICOL; p-METHOXY-ALLYLBENZENE
Functional class: FLAVOURING AGENT
Latest evaluation: 1981
ADI: NO ADI ALLOCATED
Report: TRS 669-JECFA 25/23
Specifications: FNP 25-JECFA 26/73 (1982); COMPENDIUM/579
Tox monograph: FAS 14-JECFA 23/34 (1979)
Previous status: 1981, TRS 669-JECFA 25/23, FNP 19-JECFA 25/89. NO ADI ALLOCATED. NO. N,T
1979, TRS 648-JECFA 23/27, FAS 14-JECFA 23/34. NO ADI ALLOCATED. NO. O
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Estragole (WHO Food Additives Series 14)