| FL No |
08.066 |
| In register |
Yes |
| Flavis name |
2-Oxobutyric acid |
| Chemical group number |
09 |
| Chemical group name |
Primary aliphatic saturated or unsaturated alcohols/aldehydes/ acids/acetals/esters with a second primary, secondary or tertiary oxygenated functional group including aliphatic lactones. |
| CAS No |
600-18-0 |
| CE No |
|
| JECFA N0 |
589 |
| FEMA No |
3723 |
| Systematic name |
Butanoic acid, 2-oxo- |
| Synonyms |
Ketobutyric acid; Alpha-Ketobutyric acid |
| Evaluation |
No further evaluation needed |
| Needed Tox |
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| Remarks |
|
| Ref short |
JECFA, 2000b |
| Reference |
JECFA, 2000b. Evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants. Fifty-third meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives. WHO Technical Report Series no. 896. Geneva, 1-10 June 1999.* |
| Structure |
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