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ETHYL p-HYDROXYBENZOATE
INS: 214
Chemical names: ETHYL ESTER OF p-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; ETHYL p-HYDROXYBENZOATE
Synonyms: ETHYLPARABEN; ETHYL p-OXYBENZOATE
Functional class: PRESERVATIVE
Latest evaluation: 1973
ADI: 0-10 mg/kg bw
Comments: Group ADI as the sum of the ethyl, methyl and propyl esters of p-hydroxybenzoic acid
Report: NMRS 53/TRS 539-JECFA 17/17
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 6/FNP 52 Add.6/57 (1998)
Tox monograph: FAS 5/NMRS 53A-JECFA 17/81
Previous status: 1995, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 3/FNP 52 Add.3/65. R
1973, FNP 4-JECFA 17/127; COMPENDIUM/595. R
1970, NMRS 48/TRS 462-JECFA 14/24, FAS 70.41/NMRS 48C-JECFA 14/16
1965, NMRS 40/TRS 339-JECFA 9/11, FAS 67.29/NMRS 40A,B,C-JECFA 9/19, FAS 67.29/NMRS 40A,B,C-JECFA 9/19. 0-2 (CONDITIONAL 2-7; SUM OF ETHYL, METHYL AND PROPYL ESTERS OF p-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID). CO
1961, NMRS 31/TRS 228-JECFA 6/33, NMRS 31/TRS 228-JECFA 6/33. 0-2 (CONDITIONAL, 2-7). CO
1958, NMRS VOL. I-III/24. N
 
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