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DIETHYL TARTRATE
COE No.: 440
FEMA No.: 2378
JECFA No.: 622
Chemical names: DIETHYL 2,3-DIHYDROXYBUTANEDIOATE
Synonyms: DIETHYL 2,3-DIHYDROXYBUTANEDIAOTE; DIETHYL 2,3-DIHYDROXYSUCCINATE; ETHYL TARTRATE
Functional class: CARRIER SOLVENT; FLAVOURING AGENT
Latest evaluation: 1999
ADI: ACCEPTABLE
Comments: No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent
Report: TRS 896-JECFA 53/67
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 12/FNP 52 Add. 12/67 (METALS LIMITS) (2004)
Tox monograph: FAS 44-JECFA 53/229
Previous status: 2002, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 10/FNP 52 Add.10/42. R
1999, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 7/FNP 52 Add.7/132 (FLAVOUR). N,T
1985, FNP 34-JECFA 29/59; COMPENDIUM/503
1982, FNP 25-JECFA 26/71. R,T
1981, TRS 669-JECFA 25/31, FNP 19-JECFA 25/84. NOT PREPARED. NO ADI ALLOCATED. NO. N,T
1979, TRS 648-JECFA 23/17, NOT PREPARED, NOT PREPARED. NO ADI ALLOCATED. NO. O
 
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