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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

DIBUTYL SEBACATE
COE No.: 622
FEMA No.: 2373
JECFA No.: 625
Chemical names: DIBUTYL DECANEDIOATE
Synonyms: BUTYL SEBACATE; n-BUTYL SEBACATE; DIBUTYL DECANEDIOATE; DIBUTYL 1,8-OCTANEDICARBOXYLATE
Functional class: FLAVOURING AGENT
Latest evaluation: 2002
ADI: ACCEPTABLE
Comments: No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent; secondary components do not raise a safety concern.
Report: TRS 913-JECFA 59/111
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 11/FNP 52 Add.11/102 (2003)
Tox monograph: FAS 44-JECFA 53/229 (1999)
Previous status: 2002, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 10/FNP 52 Add.10/42. R
1999, TRS 896-JECFA 53/67, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 7/FNP 52 Add.7/132, FAS 44-JECFA 53/229. ACCEPTABLE (NO SAFETY CONCERN AT CURRENT LEVELS OF INTAKE WHEN USED AS A FLAVOURING AGENT). AC. R,T
1980, FNP 17-JECFA 24/32 (COMPENDIUM/493). N,T
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Dibutyl sebacate (ICSC)