Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 207 (FGE.207): Consideration of genotoxic potential for one branched-chain aliphatic acyclic α,β-unsaturated 2-alkylated aldehyde with additional double-bonds, from subgroup 1.1.2 of FGE.19 and four alicyclic aldehydes with the α,β-unsaturation in a side-chain, from subgroup 2.1 of FGE.19, which are considered to be covered by the one substance of subgroup 1.1.2, by EFSA

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2013.3228
Keywords
FGE.207, α,β-unsaturated alicyclic aldehydes, α,β-unsaturated, α,β-unsaturated in side-chain, Subgroup 1.1.2, Subgroup 2.1, FGE.19
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European Commission
Question Number
EFSA-Q-2013-00024
EFSA-Q-2013-00025
EFSA-Q-2013-00026
EFSA-Q-2013-00027
EFSA-Q-2013-00028
Panels
Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids
Panel members at the time of adoption
Ulla Beckman Sundh, Mona-Lise Binderup, Claudia Bolognesi, Leon Brimer, Laurence Castle, Alessandro Di Domenico, Karl-Heinz Engel, Roland Franz, Nathalie Gontard, Rainer Gürtler, Trine Husøy, Klaus-Dieter Jany, Martine Kolf-Clauw, Catherine Leclercq, Wim Mennes, Maria Rosaria Milana, Iona Pratt, Kettil Svensson, Maria de Fatima Tavares Pocas, Fidel Toldra, Detlef Wölfle

Abstract

The Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids of the European Food Safety Authority was requested to evaluate the genotoxic potential of one flavouring substance, 2,6-dimethyl-2,5,7-octatriene-1-ol acetate [FL-no: 09.931], from subgroup 1.1.2 of FGE.19, which is considered to be representative for four substances, 12-beta-santalen-14-ol [FL-no: 02.216], 12-alpha-santalen-14-ol [FL-no: 02.217], santalyl acetate [FL-no: 09.034] and santalyl phenylacetate [FL-no: 09.712], from subgroup 2.1 of FGE.19. The Flavour Industry has provided genotoxicity studies for the representative substance 2,6-dimethyl-2,5,7-octatriene-1-ol acetate [FL-no: 09.931] and these data are considered by EFSA to be representative for the four substances [FL-no: 02.216, 02.217, 09.034 and 09.712]. Based on the new data, the Panel concluded that 2,6-dimethyl-2,5,7-octatriene-1-ol acetate [FL-no: 09.931] from FGE.19 subgroup 1.1.2 does not give rise to concern with respect to genotoxicity and can accordingly be evaluated using the Procedure. This conclusion can also be applied to the four substances 12-beta-santalen-14-ol [FL-no: 02.216], 12-alpha-santalen-14-ol [FL-no: 02.217], santalyl acetate [FL-no: 09.034] and santalyl phenylacetate [FL-no: 09.712] from FGE.19 subgroup 2.1 for which 2,6-dimethyl-2,5,7-octatriene-1-ol acetate [FL-no: 09.931] is representative.

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