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

COCHINEAL EXTRACT
INS: 120
Chemical names: 7-beta-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-3,5,6,8-TETRAHYDROXY-1-METHYL-9,10-DIOXOANTHRACENE-2- CARBOXYLIC ACID
Synonyms: Previously listed as "COCHINEAL EXTRACT (FORMERLY COCHINEAL AND CARMINIC ACID)"; C.I. NATURAL RED 4
Functional class: COLOUR
Colour class: ANTHRAQUINONE
Colour code: C.I. (1975) No.75470
Latest evaluation: 2000
ADI: NO ADI ALLOCATED (1977)
Report: TRS 901-JECFA 55/10
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 10/FNP 52 Add.10/34 (METALS LIMITS) (2002)
Tox monograph: FAS 12-JECFA 21/74 (1977)
Addendum: FAS 46-JECFA 55/9
Previous status: 2000, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 8/FNP 52 Add.8/47. R
1998, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 6/FNP 52 Add.6/41. R
1995, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 3/FNP 52 Add.3/49. R
1993, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 2/FNP 52 Add.2/31. R
1983, FNP 31/1-JECFA 28/63; COMPENDIUM/461. R
1977, TRS 617-JECFA 21/18, FAS 12-JECFA 21/74. NO ADI ALLOCATED. NO. S
1974, NMRS 54/TRS 557-JECFA 18/17, FAS 6/NMRS 54A-JECFA 18/78. NO ADI ALLOCATED. NO. S
1959, NMRS VOL II-IV. N
Allergenicity: TRS 999-JECFA 55/10; FAS 46-JECFA 55/9. The Committee concluded that cochineal extract, carmines, and possibly carminic acid in foods and beverages may provoke allergic reactions in some individuals.
 
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