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CITRUS RED No. 2
INS: 121
Chemical names: 2-HYDROXY-1-(2,5-DIMETHOXYPHENYLAZO) NAPHTHALENE
Functional class: COLOUR
Colour class: MONOAZO
Colour code: C.I. (1975) No.12156; C.I. (1975) SOLVENT RED 80
Latest evaluation: 1969
ADI: NOT TO BE USED
Report: NMRS 46/TRS 445-JECFA 13/12
Specifications: WITHDRAWN (1990)
Tox monograph: FAS 70.36/NMRS 46A-JECFA 13/30
Previous status: 1984, FNP 31/1-JECFA 28/61. R,T
1969, NMRS 46/TRS 445-JECFA 13/12. S
1964, NMRS 38/TRS 309-JECFA 8/22, FAS 66.25/NMRS 38B-JECFA 8/46. N
 
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       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Citrus Red No. 2 (IARC Summary & Evaluation, Volume 8, 1975)