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Details for: (09.072) Ethyl formate

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.*
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