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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

YELLOW 2G
INS: 107
Chemical names: DISODIUM SALT OF 2,5-DICHLORO-4-[5-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-4-(4-SULFOPHENYLAZO)-PYRAZOL-1-YL]BENZENESULFONIC ACID
Synonyms: C.I. FOOD YELLOW 5; C.I. ACID YELLOW 17
Functional class: COLOUR
Colour class: MONOAZO
Colour code: C.I. (1971) No.18965
Latest evaluation: 1979
ADI: NO ADI ALLOCATED
Report: TRS 648-JECFA 23/14
Specifications: WITHDRAWN (1984)
Tox monograph: FAS 12-JECFA 21/113 (1977)
Previous status: 1979, TRS 648-JECFA 23/14, FNP 12-JECFA 23/117. NO ADI ALLOCATED. NO. R
1977, TRS 617-JECFA 21/22, NMRS 57-JECFA 21/147, FAS 12-JECFA 21/113. 0-0.025 (TEMPORARY). TE. N,T
1974, NMRS 54/TRS 557-JECFA 18/19, NOT PREPARED, FAS 6/NMRS 54A-JECFA 18/122. NO ADI ALLOCATED. NO. O
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Yellow 2G (WHO Food Additives Series 6)
       Yellow 2G (WHO Food Additives Series 12)