| FL No |
10.012 |
| In register |
Yes |
| Flavis name |
5-Methylfuran-2(3H)-one |
| Chemical group number |
13 |
| Chemical group name |
Furanones and tetrahydrofurfuryl derivatives. |
| CAS No |
591-12-8 |
| CE No |
731 |
| JECFA N0 |
221 |
| FEMA No |
3293 |
| Systematic name |
3-Pentenoic acid, 4-hydroxy,-lactone |
| Synonyms |
4-Hydroxy-3-pentenoic acid lactone; Pent-3-en-1,4-lactone; beta-gamma-Angelica lactone; 5-Methyl-2-(3H)furanone |
| Evaluation |
No further evaluation needed |
| Needed Tox |
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| Remarks |
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| 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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