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Details for: (13.138) 1-(2-Furyl)butan-3-one

FL No 13.138
In register Yes
Flavis name 1-(2-Furyl)butan-3-one
Chemical group number 14
Chemical group name Furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side-chain substituents and heteroatoms.
CAS No 699-17-2
CE No 11084
JECFA N0 1510
FEMA No 4120
Systematic name 2-Butanone, 4-(2-furanyl)-
Synonyms 1-(2-Furanyl)-3-butanone
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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