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Details for: (10.002) Undecano-1,4-lactone

FL No 10.002
In register Yes
Flavis name Undecano-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 104-67-6
CE No 179
JECFA N0 233
FEMA No 3091
Systematic name Undecanoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, lactone
Synonyms gamma-Undecalactone; Aldehyde C-14 (so-called); gamma-Undecyl lactone; gamma-Heptyl butyrolactone; 1,4-Hendecanolide
Evaluation No further evaluation needed
Needed Tox
Remarks JECFA evaluated gamma-undecalactone (CASrn as in Register). Register CASrn refers to the racemate. 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.
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