| FURFURYL ALCOHOL | |
| COE No.: | 2023 |
| FEMA No.: | 2491 |
| JECFA No.: | 451 |
| Chemical names: | FURFURYL ALCOHOL |
| Synonyms: | 2- FURANCARBINOL; FURFURALCOHOL; alpha-FURYLCARBINOL; 2-HYDROXYMETHYLFURAN |
| Functional class: | FLAVOURING AGENT |
| Latest evaluation: | 2000 |
| ADI: | 0-0.5 mg/kg bw |
| Comments: | No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent. A group ADI of 0-0.5 mg/kg bw was established at the fifty-fifth meeting (2000) for furfural, furfuryl alcohol, furfuryl acetate, furfuryl propionate, furfuryl pentanoate, furfuryl octanoate, furfuryl 3-methylbutanoate, methyl 2-furoate, propyl 2-furoate, amyl 2-furoate, hexyl 2-furoate, and octyl 2-furoate. |
| Report: | TRS 901-JECFA 55/37 |
| Specifications: | COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 8/FNP 52 Add.8/148,160 |
| Tox monograph: | FAS 46-JECFA 55/137 |
| Previous status: | 1998, See TRS 891-JECFA 51/2, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 6/FNP 52 Add. 6/188. N |
| 29 Apr 02 | |
See Also:
Toxicological Abbreviations
Furfuryl alcohol (ICSC)