The FEMA GRAS assessment of trans-anethole used as a flavouring substance

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 789-811

  Newberne, P ^a   Smith, R L ^b   Doull, J ^c   Goodman, J I ^d   Munro, I C ^e   Portoghese, P S ^f   Wagner, B M ^g   Weil, C S ^h   Woods, L A ⁱ   Adams, T B ^j   Lucas, C D ^j   Ford, R A ^k  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CanTox Inc   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^g NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h Consultant ^*  (United States)

ⁱ VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j Flavour Extract Manufacturers' A   (United States)

^k RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR FRAGRANCE MATERIALS   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANETHOLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE;

FOOD CONTROL; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD POISONING; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANISOLES; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; CARCINOGENS; DEALKYLATION; ENZYME INDUCTION; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; FEMALE; FLAVORING AGENTS; HUMANS; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; MICE; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

RODENTIA;

EID: 0032810689     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(99)00037-X     Document Type: Review

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