| ETHANOL | |
| FEMA No.: | 2419 |
| JECFA No.: | 41 |
| Chemical names: | ETHANOL |
| Synonyms: | ETHYL ALCOHOL |
| Functional class: | EXTRACTION SOLVENT; CARRIER SOLVENT; FLAVOURING AGENT |
| Latest evaluation: | 1970 |
| ADI: | LIMITED BY GMP (use as solvent, 1970) |
| Comments: | At the forty-sixth meeting (1996), the Committee concluded that ethanol posed no safety concern at its current level of intake when ethyl esters are used as flavouring agents; see TRS 868-JECFA 46/21, 64 |
| Report: | NMRS 48/TRS 462-JECFA 14/20 |
| Specifications: | COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 8/FNP 52 Add.8/128 (FLAVOUR) (2000) |
| Tox monograph: | FAS 70.39/NMRS 48A-JECFA 15/99 |
| Previous status: | 1996, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 4/FNP 52 Add.4/51. R (SOLVENT), 179. N (FLAVOUR)
1985, FNP 34-JECFA 29/69 (COMPENDIUM/583). R 1981, FNP 19-JECFA 25/93. R,T 1970, FAS 70.40/NMRS 48B-JECFA 14/53. N |
| 12 Nov 01 | |
See Also:
Toxicological Abbreviations
Ethanol (FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series 48a)