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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

omega-6-HEXADECENLACTONE
COE No.: 180
FEMA No.: 2555
JECFA No.: 240
Chemical names: 6-HEXADECENOLIDE; OXACYCLOHEPTADEC-7-EN-2-ONE
Synonyms: AMBRETTOLIDE; HEXADEC-6-ENO-1,16-LACTONE
Functional class: FLAVOURING AGENT
Latest evaluation: 1997
ADI: ACCEPTABLE
Comments: No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent
Report: TRS 884-JECFA 49/42
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 9/FNP 52 Add.9/114 (2001)
Tox monograph: FAS 40-JECFA 49/231
Previous status: 2000, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 8/FNP 52 Add.8/138. S,T
1998, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 6/FNP 52 Add. 6/172. N
 
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