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SACCHARIN
INS: 954
Chemical names: 3-OXO-2,3-DIHYDROBENZO[d]ISOTHIAZOL-1,1-DIOXIDE; 1,2-BENZISOTHIAZOLE-3(2H)-ONE-1,1- DIOXIDE; 3-OXO-2,3-DIHYDROBENZO[d]ISOTHIAZOLE-1,1-DIOXIDE
Functional class: SWEETENING AGENT
Latest evaluation: 1993
ADI: 0-5 mg/kg bw
Report: TRS 837-JECFA 41/17
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 9/FNP 52 Add.9/192 (METALS LIMITS) (2001)
Tox monograph: FAS 32-JECFA 41/105
Previous status: 1990, COMPENDIUM/1275
1988, TRS 776-JECFA 33/48, FNP 38-JECFA 33/211, FAS 17-JECFA 26/185 (1982), ADDENDUM FAS 19-JECFA 28/91 (1984). 0-2.5 (TEMPORARY; GROUP ADI FOR SACCHARIN AND ITS CALCIUM, POTASSIUM AND SODIUM SALTS, SINGLY OR IN COMBINATION). TE. R
1986, FNP 34-JECFA 29/185. R
1984, TRS 710-JECFA 28/20, FNP 25-JECFA 26/166 (1982), FAS 17-JECFA 26/185 (1982), ADDENDUM FAS 19-JECFA 28/91. 0-2.5 (TEMPORARY; GROUP ADI FOR SACCHARIN AND ITS CALCIUM, POTASSIUM AND SODIUM SALTS, SINGLY OR IN COMBINATION). TE. S
1982, TRS 683-JECFA 26/28, FNP 25-JECFA 26/166, FAS 17-JECFA 26/185. 0-2.5 (TEMPORARY). TE. R
1980, TRS 653-JECFA 24/22, FNP 17-JECFA 24/107. 0-2.5 (TEMPORARY). TE. R
1977, TRS 617-JECFA 21/24. 0-2.5 (TEMPORARY). TE. S
1974, NMRS 54/TRS 557-JECFA 18/26, NMRS 54B/FAS 7-JECFA 18/203. 0-5 (CONDITIONAL, 0-15; FOR DIETETIC USES). CO. R
1967, NMRS 44/TRS 383-JECFA 11/13, NMRS 44B/FAS 69.31-JECFA 11/54, NMRS 44A/FAS 68.33-JECFA 11/104. 0-5 (CONDITIONAL, 5-15; FOR DIETETIC FOODS ONLY). CO. N
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Saccharin (FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series 44a)
       Saccharin (FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series 48a)
       Saccharin (WHO Food Additives Series 17)
       Saccharin  (IARC Summary & Evaluation, Supplement7, 1987)
       Saccharin  (IARC Summary & Evaluation, Volume 22, 1980)