| FL No |
09.072 |
| In register |
Yes |
| Flavis name |
Ethyl formate |
| Chemical group number |
01 |
| Chemical group name |
Straight-chain primary aliphatic alcohols/aldehydes/acids, acetals and esters with esters containing saturated alcohols and acetals containing saturated aldehydes. No aromatic or heteroaromatic moiety as a component of an ester or acetal. |
| CAS No |
109-94-4 |
| CE No |
339 |
| JECFA N0 |
26 |
| FEMA No |
2434 |
| Systematic name |
Formic acid, ethyl ester |
| Synonyms |
Ethyl methanoate; Formic ether |
| Evaluation |
No further evaluation needed |
| Needed Tox |
|
| Remarks |
GrADI: 0-3 [REF:0355] |
| Ref short |
JECFA, 1997a |
| Reference |
JECFA, 1997a. Evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants. Forty-sixth report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives. Geneva, 6-15 February 1996. WHO Technical Report Series, no. 868. Geneva.* |
| Structure |
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