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Details for: (13.061) Difurfuryl ether

FL No 13.061
In register Yes
Flavis name Difurfuryl ether
Chemical group number 14
Chemical group name Furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side-chain substituents and heteroatoms.
CAS No 4437-22-3
CE No 10930
JECFA N0 1522
FEMA No 3337
Systematic name Ether, difurfuryl
Synonyms 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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