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

EUGENYL METHYL ETHER
Chemical names: 1,2-DIMETHOXY-4-(2-PROPENYL)-BENZENE
Synonyms: METHYL EUGENOL; 4-ALLYL VERATROL
Functional class: FLAVOURING AGENT
Latest evaluation: 1981
ADI: NO ADI ALLOCATED
Report: TRS 669-JECFA 25/23
Specifications: FNP 34-JECFA 29/81 (1985); COMPENDIUM/637
Tox monograph: FAS 16-JECFA 25/92
Previous status: 1982, FNP 25-JECFA 26/87. R,T
1981, FNP 19-JECFA 25/100. N,T
1979, TRS 648-JECFA 23/28, NOT PREPARED, NOT PREPARED. NO ADI ALLOCATED. NO. O
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Eugenyl methyl ether (WHO Food Additives Series 16)