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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

BROWN FK
INS: 154
Chemical names: MIXTURE OF SODIUM 4-(2,4-(DIAMINOPHENYLAZO) BENZENESULFONATE, DISODIUM 4,4'-(4,6-DIAMINO-1,3-PHENYLENEBISAZO)-DI(BENZENESULFONATE), TRISODIUM 4,4',4'-(2,4-DIAMINOBENZENE-1,3,5-TRISAZO)-TRI(BENZENESULFONATE) AND RELATED COLOURING COMPOUNDS
Synonyms: C.I. FOOD BROWN 1
Functional class: COLOUR
Colour class: AZO (MIXTURE)
Colour code: C.I. (1975): NONE
Latest evaluation: 1986
ADI: NO ADI ALLOCATED
Report: TRS 751-JECFA 30/20
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 10/FNP 52 Add.10/34 (METALS LIMITS) (2002)
Tox monograph: FAS 20-JECFA 29/73 (1985)
Previous status: 1986, FNP 37-JECFA 30/7. R; COMPENDIUM/225
1985, TRS 733-JECFA 29/27, FNP 34-JECFA 29/17, FAS 20-JECFA 29/73. 0-0.075 (TEMPORARY). TE. N
1984, SPECIFICATIONS WITHDRAWN. W
1977, TRS 617-JECFA 21/16, FAS 66.25/NMRS 38B-JECFA 8/114 (1964), FAS 12-JECFA 21/33. NO ADI ALLOCATED. NO. S
1964, NMRS 38/TRS 309-JECFA 8/21, FAS 66.25/NMRS 38B-JECFA 8/114. N
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Brown FK (WHO Food Additives Series 12)
       Brown FK (WHO Food Additives Series 20)