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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

o-(METHYLTHIO)PHENOL
COE No.: 11553
FEMA No.: 3210
JECFA No.: 503
Chemical names: 2-(METHYLTHIO)PHENOL
Synonyms: 1-HYDROXY-2-METHYLMERCAPTO-BENZENE; METHYL (2-HYDROXYPHENYL) SULFIDE; 2-METHYLMERCAPTOPHENOL; THIOGUAIACOL
Functional class: FLAVOURING AGENT
Latest evaluation: 1999
ADI: ACCEPTABLE
Comments: No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent
Report: TRS 896-JECFA 53/32
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 8/FNP 52 Add.8/150 (2000)
Tox monograph: FAS 44-JECFA 53/125
Previous status: 1999, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 7/FNP 52 Add. 7/116. N
 
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