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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

BROWN HT
INS: 155
Chemical names: DISODIUM 4, 4'-(2,4-DIHYDROXY-5-(HYDROXYMETHYL)-1,3-PHENYLENE-BISAZO) DI-1- NAPHTHALENESULFONATE
Synonyms: CHOCOLATE BROWN HT; C.I. FOOD BROWN 3
Functional class: COLOUR
Colour class: BISAZO
Colour code: C.I. (1975) No. 20285
Latest evaluation: 1984
ADI: 0-1.5 mg/kg bw
Report: TRS 710-JECFA 28/16
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 10/FNP 52 Add.10/34 (METALS LIMITS) (2002)
Tox monograph: FAS 12-JECFA 21/68 (1977)
Addendum: FAS 19-JECFA 28/10
Previous status: 1984, FNP 31/1-JECFA 28/35. R; COMPENDIUM/233
1982, TRS 683-JECFA 26/23. 0-2.5 (TEMPORARY). TE. S
1981, TRS 669-JECFA 25/19, FNP 19-JECFA 25/45. 0-0.25. FU. R
1979, TRS 648-JECFA 23/13, FNP 12-JECFA 23/23. 0-0.25 (TEMPORARY). TE. R
1977, TRS 617-JECFA 21/18, NMRS 57-JECFA 21/63, FAS 12-JECFA 21/68. 0-0.25 (TEMPORARY). TE. R,T
1964, NMRS 38/TRS 309-JECFA 8/22, FAS 66.25/NMRS 38B-JECFA 8/115. N
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Brown HT (WHO Food Additives Series 19)