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DL-TARTARIC ACID
JECFA No.: 621
Chemical names: DL-TARTARIC ACID; 2,3-DIHYDROXYSUCCINIC ACID; 2,3-DIHYDROBUTANEDIOIC ACID
Synonyms: dl-TARTARIC ACID
Functional class: SYNERGIST FOR ANTIOXIDANTS; ACID; EMULSIFIER; SEQUESTRANT; FLAVOURING AGENT
Latest evaluation: 1977
ADI: NO ADI ALLOCATED
Report: TRS 617-JECFA 21/13
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 12/FNP 52 Add. 12/68 (METALS LIMITS) (2004)
Tox monograph: FAS 12-JECFA 21/9
Previous status: 1999, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 7/FNP 52 Add.7/99. R
1983, FNP 28-JECFA 27/130. R; COMPENDIUM/1477
1977, NMRS 57-JECFA 21/110. R,T
1973, FNP 4-JECFA 17/235. N,T
 
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