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6-HYDROXY-3,7-DIMETHYLOCTANOIC ACID LACTONE
COE No.: 11833
FEMA No.: 3355
JECFA No.: 237
Chemical names: 3,7-DIMETHYL-6-OCTANOLIDE; 4-METHYL-7-(1-METHYLETHYL)-2-OXOOXACYCLOHEPTANE
Synonyms: 3,7-DIMETHYLOCTA-1,6-LACTONE
Functional class: FLAVOURING AGENT
Latest evaluation: 2002
ADI: ACCEPTABLE
Comments: No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent; secondary components do not raise a safety concern.
Report: TRS 913-JECFA 59/111
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 11/FNP 52 Add.11/95 (2003)
Tox monograph: FAS 40-JECFA 49/231 (1997)
Previous status: 1998, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 6/FNP 52 Add.6/172. N.
1997, TRS 884-JECFA 49/42, FAS 40-JECFA 49/231. ACCEPTABLE (NO SAFETY CONCERN AT CURRENT LEVELS OF INTAKE WHEN USED AS A FLAVOURING AGENT). AC
 
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