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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

SODIUM SACCHARIN
INS: 954
Chemical names: SODIUM o-BENZOSULFIMIDE; SODIUM SALT DIHYDRATE OF 1,2-BENZISOTHIAZOLIN-3(2H)-ONE- 1,1-DIOXIDE;
Synonyms: SOLUBLE SACCHARIN
Functional class: SWEETENING AGENT
Latest evaluation: 1993
ADI: 0-5 mg/kg bw
Report: TRS 837-JECFA 41/17
Specifications: FNP 17-JECFA 24/111 (1980); COMPENDIUM/1385
Tox monograph: FAS 32-JECFA 41/105
Previous status: 1984, TRS 710-JECFA 28/20, FNP 17-JECFA 24/111 (1980), FAS 17-JECFA 26/185 (1982), ADDENDUM FAS 19-JECFA 28/91. 0-2.5 (TEMPORARY; INCLUDED IN THE GROUP ADI FOR SACCHARIN AND ITS CALCIUM, POTASSIUM AND SODIUM SALTS, SINGLY OR IN COMBINATION). TE. S
1982, TRS 683-JECFA 26/28, FAS 17-JECFA 26/185. 0-2.5 (TEMPORARY). TE. S
1980, TRS 653-JECFA 24/22, FNP 17-JECFA 24/111. 0-2.5 (TEMPORARY; GROUP ADI FOR THE CALCIUM AND SODIUM SALT, SINGLY OR IN COMBINATION). TE. R
1977, TRS 617-JECFA 21/24. 0-2.5 (TEMPORARY). TE. S
1974, NMRS 54/TRS 557-JECFA 18/26, NMRS 54B/FAS 7-JECFA 18/211. 0-5 (CONDITIONAL, 0-15; FOR DIABETIC USES). CO. R
1967, NMRS 44/383-JECFA 11/13, NMRS 44B/FAS 69.31-JECFA 11/58, NMRS 44A/FAS 68.33-JECFA 11/105. 0-5 (CONDITIONAL, 5-15; FOR DIETETIC FOODS ONLY). CO. N
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Sodium saccharin (FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series 44a)