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Regulated Food and Feed Products for Great Britain

Myrcene

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Product details

FL No.
01.008
CAS No.
123-35-3
JECFA No.
1327
COE No.
2197
Reference Bodies
EFSA
Purity
At least 90%; secondary components C15H24 terpene hydrocarbons (eg. valencene); Minimum assay value may include traces of limonene, alpha- and beta-pinene and other common C10H16 terpenes.

Status

Status
Subject to review
Applies in
England, Scotland, Wales
Status notes
This is a flavouring substance under evaluation/footnote flavouring. It is permitted for use, but the evaluation process has not been completed.
Status change date
The date the status was last changed.

Terms of authorisation

Restrictions of use
not specified
Notes
  1. Ammonium, sodium, potassium and calcium salts as well as chlorides, carbonates and sulphates are covered by the generic substances, providing that they have flavouring properties.

  2. If the authorised flavouring substance is a racemate (an equal mixture of optical isomers), both the R- and S- form shall also be authorised for use. If only the R-form has been authorised then the S-form is not covered by this authorisation and vice versa.

  3. Maximum levels refer to levels in or on food as marketed. By way of derogation from that principle, for dried and/or concentrated foods which need to be reconstituted the maximum levels shall apply to the food as reconstituted according to the instructions in the labelling taking into account the minimum dilution factor.

  4. The presence of a flavouring substance shall be permitted:
    (a) in a compound food other than as referred to in an authorisation for the flavouring substance concerned, where the flavouring substance is permitted in one of the ingredients of the compound food; (b) in a food which is to be used solely in the preparation of a compound food and provided that the compound food complies with Regulation (EC) No. 1334/2008.

Footnote
Evaluation to be completed by the Authority

Updates

Last updated
The date the item authorisation was last updated.