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Details for: (13.058) 3-(5-Methyl-2-furyl) butanal

FL No 13.058
In register Yes
Flavis name 3-(5-Methyl-2-furyl) butanal
Chemical group number 14
Chemical group name Furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side-chain substituents and heteroatoms.
CAS No 31704-80-0
CE No 10355
JECFA N0 1500
FEMA No 3307
Systematic name
Synonyms 2 Furanpropanal, beta,5-dimethyl-; 3-(5-Methyl-2-furyl)butyraldehyde
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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