| FL No |
10.001 |
| In register |
Yes |
| Flavis name |
Nonano-1,4-lactone |
| 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 |
104-61-0 |
| CE No |
178 |
| JECFA N0 |
229 |
| FEMA No |
2781 |
| Systematic name |
Nonanoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, lactone |
| Synonyms |
gamma-Nonalactone; 4-Hydroxynonanoic acid gamma-lactone; Aldehyde C-18 (so-called); Prunolide; gamma-Amyl butyrolactone |
| Evaluation |
No further evaluation needed |
| Needed Tox |
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| Remarks |
JECFA evaluated gamma-nonalactone (CASrn as in Register). (R)- or (S)- enantiomer not specified by Register CASrn
ADI: 0-1.25 [REF:0562]. |
| Ref short |
JECFA, 1999b |
| Reference |
JECFA, 1999b. Evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants. Forty-ninth report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives. Rome, 17-26 June 1997. WHO Technical Report Series, no. 884. Geneva. |
| Structure |
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