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Safety evaluation of certain food additives - ipcs inchem

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ALIPHATIC BRANCHED-CHAIN SATURATED AND UNSATURATED ALCOHOLS 301<br />

Table 2. Annual volumes <strong>of</strong> production <strong>of</strong> aliphatic branched-chain saturated<br />

and unsaturated alcohols, aldehydes, acids and related esters used as<br />

flavouring agents in Europe, the USA and Japan<br />

Flavouring agent (No.) Most<br />

recent<br />

annual<br />

volume<br />

(kg) a<br />

Ethyl (E)-2-methyl-2-pentenoate<br />

(1815)<br />

Intakeb Annual volume<br />

from natural<br />

occurrence in<br />

<strong>food</strong>s (kg) c<br />

Consumption<br />

ratiod μg/day μg/kg bw<br />

per day<br />

Europe ND ND ND<br />

USA 6 0.7 0.01 + NA<br />

Japan<br />

2-Methylbutyl 3-methyl-<br />

2-butenoate (1816)<br />

ND ND ND<br />

Europe ND ND ND<br />

USA 200 24 0.4 NA<br />

Japan<br />

(±)(E,Z)-5-(2,2-<br />

Dimethylcyclopropyl)-3-methyl-<br />

2-pentenal (1817)<br />

ND ND ND<br />

Europe 0.1 0.01 0.0002<br />

USA ND ND ND NA<br />

Japan<br />

(E,Z)-4-Methylpent-2-enoic acid<br />

(1818)<br />

ND ND ND<br />

Europe ND ND ND<br />

USA 0.4 0.05 0.001 + NA<br />

Japan<br />

(±)-4-Ethyloctanal (1819)<br />

ND ND ND<br />

Europe 0.1 0.01 0.0002<br />

USA 1 0.1 0.002 NA<br />

Japan<br />

(E)-Geranyl 2-methylbutyrate<br />

(1820)<br />

ND ND ND<br />

Europe 0.1 0.01 0.0002<br />

USA ND ND ND + NA<br />

Japan 0.1 0.03 0.0004

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