Evaluations of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)

Evaluations of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)

ETHYL MALTOL
General Information
Chemical Names: 2-ETHYL-3-HYDROXY-4-PYRONE
CAS number: 4940-11-8
JECFA number: 1481
INS: 637
COE number: 7047
FEMA number: 3487
Functional Class:
Flavouring Agent
FLAVOURING_AGENT
Food Additives
FLAVOUR_ENHANCER
Food Additives
STABILIZER

Evaluation year: 2005
ADI: 0-2 mg/kg bw (1974)
Comments: The ADI established at the eighteenth meeting in 1974 was maintained.
Meeting: 18
Specs Code: S
Report: TRS 934-JECFA 65/36
Tox Monograph: FAS 56-JECFA 65
Specification: FAO JECFA Monographs 4- JECFA 68/ . R (2007)
Previous Years: 2005, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 13/FNP 52 Add. 13/23,54. R,T; FAO JECFA Monographs 1 vol.2/35
2001, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 9/FNP 52 Add.9/192 (METALS LIMITS). S
1974, NMRS 54/TRS 557-JECFA 18/13, FAS 6/NMRS 54A-JECFA 18/19. 0-2.
FU
1970, NMRS 48/TRS 462-JECFA