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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

BUTAN-2-OL
Chemical names: 2-BUTANOL; BUTAN-2-OL
Synonyms: SECONDARY BUTYL ALCOHOL; 2-HYDROXYBUTANE
Functional class: EXTRACTION SOLVENT; FLAVOURING AGENT
Latest evaluation: 1979
ADI: NO ADI ALLOCATED
Report: TRS 648-JECFA 23/19
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 12/FNP 52 Add. 12/67 (METALS LIMITS) (2004)
Tox monograph: NOT PREPARED
Previous status: 1981, FNP 19-JECFA 25/49; COMPENDIUM/239. R
1979, TRS 648-JECFA 23/19, FNP 12-JECFA 23/15. NO ADI. NO. N
 
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