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DL-MALIC ACID
INS: 296
Chemical names: DL-MALIC ACID; 2-HYDROXYBUTANEDIOIC ACID; HYDROXYSUCCINIC ACID
Synonyms: 2-HYDROXYBUTANEDIOIC ACID
Functional class: ACIDITY REGULATOR; FLAVOURING AGENT
Latest evaluation: 1969
ADI: NOT SPECIFIED
Comments: Included in the group ADI for malic acid and its sodium, potassium and calcium salts; in the case of D(-)-malic acid and its salts, the ADI is not applicable to very young infants
Report: NMRS 46/TRS 445-JECFA 13/16
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 9/FNP 52 Add.9/49 (2001)
Tox monograph: FAS 67.29/NMRS 40A,B,C-JECFA 9/149 (1965)
Previous status: 1999, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 7/FNP 52 Add.7/59. R
1975, FAS 9/NMRS 55B-JECFA 19/56; COMPENDIUM/897. R
1965, NMRS 40/TRS 339-JECFA 9/16, FAS 67.29/NMRS 40A,B,C-JECFA 9/149, FAS 67.29/NMRS 40A,B,C-JECFA 9/149. 0-100 (CONDITIONAL; REFERS TO CONTENT OF D(-)-MALIC ACID). CO. N
 
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