Category: food contact closures with sealing gaskets for food containers
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | white crystals (est) |
Assay: | 95.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Melting Point: | 64.00 to 67.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 246.00 to 247.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 121.00 °C. @ 9.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.017000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 255.00 °F. TCC ( 123.89 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 1.810 |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | dipropylene glycol | | propylene glycol | | water, 9222 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: animal |
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Odor Strength: | low , recommend smelling in a 10.00 % solution or less |
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Substantivity: | 141 hour(s) at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol |
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| hawthorn phenolic plastic nutty |
Odor Description: at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. | mild hawthorn phenolic plastic nutty Luebke, William tgsc, (2007) |
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Flavor Type: fruity |
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| fruity cherry cherry maraschino cherry medicinal nutty phenolic |
Taste Description:
| fruity cherry maraschino cherry medicinal nutty phenolic Luebke, William tgsc, (2007) |
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Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Safety Information:
Preferred SDS: View |
European information : |
Most important hazard(s): | Xi - Irritant |
R 36/37/38 - Irritating to eyes, respiratory system, and skin. S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 24/25 - Avoid contact with skin and eyes. S 26 - In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice. S 36 - Wear suitable protective clothing.
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Hazards identification |
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Classification of the substance or mixture |
GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) |
None found. |
GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements |
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Pictogram | |
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Hazard statement(s) |
None found. |
Precautionary statement(s) |
None found. |
Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: |
intraperitoneal-mouse LDLo 250 mg/kg Revue Belge de Pathologie et de Medecine Experimentale. Vol. 22, Pg. 1, 1952.
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Dermal Toxicity: |
Not determined
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Inhalation Toxicity: |
Not determined
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Safety in Use Information:
Category: | food contact closures with sealing gaskets for food containers |
IFRA Critical Effect: | Depigmentation |
IFRA: | View Standard |
Recommendation for 4-ethoxyphenol usage levels up to: | | PROHIBITED: Should not be used as a fragrance ingredient.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 0.37 (μg/capita/day) |
Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-USA): | 0.40 (μg/capita/day) |
Structure Class: | I |
Use levels for FEMA GRAS flavoring substances on which the FEMA Expert Panel based its judgments that the substances are generally recognized as safe (GRAS). |
The Expert Panel also publishes separate extensive reviews of scientific information on all FEMA GRAS flavoring substances and can be found at FEMA Flavor Ingredient Library |
publication number: 13 |
Click here to view publication 13 |
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
baked goods: | - | 5.00000 |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 5.00000 |
beverages(alcoholic): | - | - |
breakfast cereal: | - | - |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | - | - |
condiments / relishes: | - | - |
confectionery froastings: | - | - |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | - | 5.00000 |
fruit ices: | - | - |
gelatins / puddings: | - | 5.00000 |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | - |
hard candy: | - | - |
imitation dairy: | - | - |
instant coffee / tea: | - | - |
jams / jellies: | - | - |
meat products: | - | 0.50000 |
milk products: | - | - |
nut products: | - | - |
other grains: | - | - |
poultry: | - | - |
processed fruits: | - | - |
processed vegetables: | - | - |
reconstituted vegetables: | - | - |
seasonings / flavors: | - | - |
snack foods: | - | - |
soft candy: | - | 5.00000 |
soups: | - | - |
sugar substitutes: | - | - |
sweet sauces: | - | - |
Safety References:
European Food Safety Athority(EFSA): | Flavor usage levels; Subacute, Subchronic, Chronic and Carcinogenicity Studies; Developmental / Reproductive Toxicity Studies; Genotoxicity Studies... |
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reference(s): |
Opinion of the Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) related to Flavouring Group Evaluation 22 (FGE.22): Ring-substituted phenolic substances from chemical groups 21 and 25 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 58 (FGE.58) Consideration of phenol derivatives evaluated by JECFA (55th meeting) structurally related to ring substituted phenolic substances evaluated by EFSA in FGE.22 (2006) (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) - Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in contact with Food (AFC) View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 22, Revision 1 (FGE.22Rev1): Ring-substituted phenolic substances from chemical groups 21 and 25 View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 96 (FGE.96): Consideration of 88 flavouring substances considered by EFSA for which EU production volumes / anticipated production volumes have been submitted on request by DG SANCO. Addendum to FGE. 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 58, 61, 62, 63, 64, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 76, 77, 79, 80, 83, 84, 85 and 87. View page or View pdf |
EPI System: | View |
AIDS Citations: | Search |
Cancer Citations: | Search |
Toxicology Citations: | Search |
EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA): | 622-62-8 |
EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 12150 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
WGK Germany: | 3 |
| 4-ethoxyphenol |
Chemidplus: | 0000622628 |
RTECS: | SL3790000 for cas# 622-62-8 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
Potential Uses:
| antioxidant in essential oils | |
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
1- | ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzene | 4- | ethoxy-phenol | 4- | ethoxybenzolol | p- | ethoxyphenol | para- | ethoxyphenol | | ethoxyphenol, p- | 4- | ethyloxyphenol | | hydroquinone monoethyl ether | | hydroquinone monoethylether | 4- | hydroxyphenetole | p- | hydroxyphenetole | para- | hydroxyphenetole | | phenol, 4-ethoxy- | | phenol, p-ethoxy- |
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