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Details for: (13.052) Furfuryl methyl ether

FL No 13.052
In register Yes
Flavis name Furfuryl methyl ether
Chemical group number 14
Chemical group name Furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side-chain substituents and heteroatoms.
CAS No 13679-46-4
CE No 10944
JECFA N0 1520
FEMA No 3159
Systematic name Furan, 2-(methoxymethyl)-
Synonyms Methyl furfuryl ether
Evaluation FGE.67
Needed Tox
Remarks The procedure could not be applied to this furan-substituted substance due to concern with respect to available genotoxicity data, formation of possible toxic metabolites and structural similarity to furan which is carcinogenic (JECFA, 2006b).
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