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CITRONELLYL FORMATE
COE No.: 345
FEMA No.: 2314
JECFA No.: 53
Chemical names: 3,7-DIMETHYL-6-OCTEN-1-YL FORMATE
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 12/FNP 52 Add. 12/70 (2004)
Tox monograph: FAS 40-JECFA 49/329 (1997)
Previous status: 2003, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 11/FNP 52 Add. 11/92. R,T
1997, TRS 884-JECFA 49/62, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 5/FNP 52 Add.5/208, FAS 40-JECFA 49/329. ACCEPTABLE (NO SAFETY CONCERN AT CURRENT LEVELS OF INTAKE WHEN USED AS A FLAVOURING AGENT). AC. N
 
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