GRAS Reference 2400
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Updated use levels and food categories collected as part of the FDA’s SLR project are available from the FEMA office for this flavor ingredient upon request.
Flavor Profile
infoApricot, Flower, Fruit, Peach
Safety Assessment
Adams T.B., Greer D.B., Doull J., Munro I.C., Newberne P.M., Portoghese P.S., Smith R.L., Wagner B.M., Weil C.S., Woods L.A. and Ford R.A. 1998. The FEMA GRAS assessment of lactones used as flavor ingredients. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 36, 249.
Quick Reference
infoJECFA Summary 235
infoSafety evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants prepared by the forty-ninth meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). WHO Food Additives Series No. 40, 1998.
SLR
infoSLR B1C. Scientific literature review of aliphatic lactones. PB86155850. National Technical Information Service. 1985.