The FEMA GRAS assessment of furfural used as a flavour ingredient

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 739-751

  Adams, T B ^a   Doull, J ^a   Goodman, J I ^a   Munro, I C ^a   Newberne, P ^a   Portoghese, P S ^a   Smith, R L ^a   Wagner, B M ^a   Weil, C S ^a   Woods, L A ^a   Ford, R A ^b  

^a Flavor Extract Manufacturers' Assoc   (United States)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR FRAGRANCE MATERIALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAVORING AGENT; FURFURAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CARCINOGENICITY; CHRONIC TOXICITY; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; LIVER ADENOMA; LIVER CARCINOMA; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MOUSE; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE; RAT; REVIEW; TOXICOKINETICS; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030846676     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(97)00056-2     Document Type: Article

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