| FL No |
10.015 |
| In register |
Yes |
| Flavis name |
Octano-1,5-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 |
698-76-0 |
| CE No |
2195 |
| JECFA N0 |
228 |
| FEMA No |
3214 |
| Systematic name |
Octanoic acid, 5-hydroxy-, lactone |
| Synonyms |
5-Hydroxyoctanoic acid lactone; delta-Octalactone; Tetrahydro-6-propyl-5-hydroxy-2H-pyran-2-one |
| Evaluation |
No further evaluation needed |
| Needed Tox |
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| Remarks |
JECFA evaluated delta-octalactone (CASrn as in Register). Register CASrn refers to the racemate |
| 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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