| FL No |
13.083 |
| In register |
Yes |
| Flavis name |
2-Acetyl-5-methylfuran |
| Chemical group number |
14 |
| Chemical group name |
Furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side-chain substituents and heteroatoms. |
| CAS No |
1193-79-9 |
| CE No |
11038 |
| JECFA N0 |
1504 |
| FEMA No |
3609 |
| Systematic name |
Furan, 2-acetyl-5-methyl- |
| Synonyms |
Methyl 5-methyl-2-furyl ketone; Ethanone, 1-(5-methyl-2-furanyl)-; 1-(5-methyl-2-furyl)ethanone |
| Evaluation |
FGE.19 |
| Needed Tox |
additional data required |
| 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). |
| Ref short |
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| Reference |
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| Structure |
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