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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

GLYCEROL ESTER OF WOOD ROSIN
INS: 445
Synonyms: ESTER GUM
Functional class: CHEWING GUM BASE COMPONENT; EMULSIFIER AND STABILIZER/DENSITY ADJUSTMENT AGENT FOR FLAVOURING OILS IN BEVERAGES
Latest evaluation: 1996
ADI: 0-25 mg/kg bw
Report: TRS 868-JECFA 46/16
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 8/FNP 52 Add.8/203 (METALS LIMITS) (2000)
Tox monograph: FAS 37-JECFA 46/3
Previous status: 1996, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 4/FNP 52 Add.4/59. R
1995, TRS 859-JECFA 44/11, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 3/FNP 52 Add.3/69, FAS 35-JECFA 44/119. NO ADI ALLOCATED (LACK OF ADEQUATE LONG-TERM TOXICITY/CARCINOGENICITY AND REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY STUDIES). NO. R
1990, COMPENDIUM/707. R
1988, TRS 776-JECFA 33/23, FNP 38-JECFA 33/90. NO ADI ALLOCATED. NO. R,T
1976, FNS 1/TRS 599-JECFA 20/14. NO ADI ALLOCATED. NO. S,T
1974, NMRS 54/TRS 557-JECFA 18/24, FAS 7/NMRS 54B-JECFA 18/176, FAS 6/NMRS 54A-JECFA 18/186. DECISION POSTPONED. NO. N,T
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Glycerol ester of wood rosin (WHO Food Additives Series 35)
       Glycerol ester of wood rosin (WHO Food Additives Series 37)