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PROPYLENE GLYCOL DIBENZOATE
COE No.: 10890
FEMA No.: 3419
JECFA No.: 862
Chemical names: PROPAN-1,2-DIYL DIBENZOATE
Functional class: FLAVOURING AGENT
Latest evaluation: 2002
ADI: ACCEPTABLE
Comments: No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent
Report: TRS 913-JECFA 59/112
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 44/FNP 52 Add.10/44
Tox monograph: FAS 48-JECFA 57/227 (2001)
Previous status: 2001, TRS 909-JECFA 57/73, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 9/FNP 52 Add.9/142. EVALUATION AS A FLAVOURING AGENT NOT FINALIZED AT THE FIFTY-SEVENTH MEETING (2001); FURTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED TO DETERMINE WHETHER THIS SUBSTANCE IS IN CURRENT USE AS A FLAVOURING AGENT. N,T
 
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