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Details for: (07.096) Hexan-3-one

FL No 07.096
In register Yes
Flavis name Hexan-3-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 589-38-8
CE No 11097
JECFA N0 281
FEMA No 3290
Systematic name 3-Hexanone
Synonyms Ethyl propyl ketone
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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