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Details for: (07.053) Butan-2-one

FL No 07.053
In register Yes
Flavis name Butan-2-one
Chemical group number 05
Chemical group name Saturated and unsaturated aliphatic secondary alcohols/ketones/ketals/esters with esters containing secondary alcohols. No aromatic or heteroaromatic moiety as a component of an ester or ketal.
CAS No 78-93-3
CE No 753
JECFA N0 278
FEMA No 2170
Systematic name 2-Butanone
Synonyms Ethyl methyl ketone; Methyl ethyl ketone; Ketone C-4
Evaluation No further evaluation needed
Needed Tox
Remarks
Ref short JECFA, 2000a
Reference JECFA, 2000a. Evaluation of certain food additives. Fifty-first meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives. Geneva, 9-18 June 1998. WHO Technical Report Series, no. 891. Geneva.
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