| FL No |
13.074 |
| In register |
Yes |
| Flavis name |
2,3-Dimethylbenzofuran |
| Chemical group number |
14 |
| Chemical group name |
Furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side-chain substituents and heteroatoms. |
| CAS No |
3782-00-1 |
| CE No |
11913 |
| JECFA N0 |
1495 |
| FEMA No |
3535 |
| Systematic name |
Benzofuran, 2,3-dimethyl- |
| Synonyms |
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| Evaluation |
FGE.67 |
| Needed Tox |
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| 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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| Reference |
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| Structure |
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