Category: cosmetic and flavor agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless to pale yellow clear liquid (est) |
Assay: | 95.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 1.06300 to 1.06900 @ 25.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 8.845 to 8.895
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Refractive Index: | 1.54700 to 1.55300 @ 20.00 °C.
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Boiling Point: | 243.00 to 244.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 113.00 to 115.00 °C. @ 5.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.020000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | > 230.00 °F. TCC ( > 110.00 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 1.340 |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, 497 mg/L @ 37 °C (exp) |
Organoleptic Properties:
Odor Description: at 1.00 % in dipropylene glycol. | phenolic |
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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 |
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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 LD50 320 mg/kg
oral-mouse LD50 312 mg/kg
oral-rat LD50 597 mg/kg
oral-mammal (species unspecified) LD50 597 mg/kg Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. Vol. 45(10), Pg. 16, 1980.
intraperitoneal-mouse LD50 320 mg/kg BEHAVIORAL: TREMOR
BEHAVIORAL: SOMNOLENCE (GENERAL DEPRESSED ACTIVITY)
BEHAVIORAL: ATAXIA Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific Edition. Vol. 46, Pg. 185, 1957.
oral-mouse LD50 312 mg/kg Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. Vol. 37(3), Pg. 108, 1972.
oral-rat LD50 597 mg/kg Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. Vol. 37(3), Pg. 108, 1972.
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Dermal Toxicity: |
skin-rat LD50 682 mg/kg Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. Vol. 37(3), Pg. 108, 1972.
skin-mammal (species unspecified) LD50 682 mg/kg Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. Vol. 45(10), Pg. 16, 1980.
skin-rat LD50 682 mg/kg Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. Vol. 37(3), Pg. 108, 1972.
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Inhalation Toxicity: |
inhalation-rat LC50 11500 gm/m3/4hours Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. Vol. 37(3), Pg. 108, 1972.
inhalation-human TCLo 230 ug/m3/22W BEHAVIORAL: IRRITABILITY
BEHAVIORAL: MUSCLE WEAKNESS
BEHAVIORAL: HEADACHE Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. Vol. 37(3), Pg. 108, 1972.
inhalation-mouse LC50 11500 mg/m3/4H "Toxicometric Parameters of Industrial Toxic Chemicals Under Single Exposure," Izmerov, N.F., et al., Moscow, Centre of International Projects, GKNT, 1982Vol. -, Pg. 105, 1982.
inhalation-rat LC50 11500 mg/m3/4H "Toxicometric Parameters of Industrial Toxic Chemicals Under Single Exposure," Izmerov, N.F., et al., Moscow, Centre of International Projects, GKNT, 1982Vol. -, Pg. 105, 1982.
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Safety in Use Information:
Category: | cosmetic and flavor agents |
Recommendation for meta-guaiacol usage levels up to: | | not for fragrance use.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 0.011 (μg/capita/day) |
Modified Theoretical Added Maximum Daily Intake (mTAMDI): | 420 (μg/person/day) |
Threshold of Concern: | 1800 (μg/person/day) |
Structure Class: | I |
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Food categories according to Commission Regulation EC No. 1565/2000 (EC, 2000) in FGE.06 (EFSA, 2002a). According to the Industry the "normal" use is defined as the average of reported usages and "maximum use" is defined as the 95th percentile of reported usages (EFSA, 2002i). |
Note: mg/kg = 0.001/1000 = 0.000001 = 1/1000000 = ppm. |
| average usage mg/kg | maximum usage mg/kg |
Dairy products, excluding products of category 02.0 (01.0): | 0.50000 | 2.50000 |
Fats and oils, and fat emulsions (type water-in-oil) (02.0): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet (03.0): | 0.50000 | 2.50000 |
Processed fruit (04.1): | 0.40000 | 2.00000 |
Processed vegetables (incl. mushrooms & fungi, roots & tubers, pulses and legumes), and nuts & seeds (04.2): | - | - |
Confectionery (05.0): | 1.00000 | 5.00000 |
Chewing gum (05.0): | - | - |
Cereals and cereal products, incl. flours & starches from roots & tubers, pulses & legumes, excluding bakery (06.0): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
Bakery wares (07.0): | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
Meat and meat products, including poultry and game (08.0): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
Fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms (MCE) (09.0): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
Eggs and egg products (10.0): | - | - |
Sweeteners, including honey (11.0): | - | - |
Salts, spices, soups, sauces, salads, protein products, etc. (12.0): | 0.30000 | 1.50000 |
Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (13.0): | 0.50000 | 2.50000 |
Non-alcoholic ("soft") beverages, excl. dairy products (14.1): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
Alcoholic beverages, incl. alcohol-free and low-alcoholic counterparts (14.2): | 1.00000 | 5.00000 |
Ready-to-eat savouries (15.0): | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
Composite foods (e.g. casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01.0 - 15.0 (16.0): | 0.40000 | 2.00000 |
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 |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 60 (FGE.60): Consideration of eugenol and related hydroxyallylbenzene derivatives evaluated by JECFA (65th meeting) structurally related to ring- substituted phenolic substances evaluated by EFSA in FGE.22 (2006) 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 |
EPI System: | View |
AIDS Citations: | Search |
Cancer Citations: | Search |
Toxicology Citations: | Search |
EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA): | 150-19-6 |
EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 9007 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
WISER: | UN 2810 |
WGK Germany: | 3 |
| 3-methoxyphenol |
Chemidplus: | 0000150196 |
RTECS: | SL7524000 for cas# 150-19-6 |
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Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
m- | guaiacol | 1- | hydroxy-3-methoxybenzene | 3- | hydroxyanisol | m- | hydroxyanisol | 3- | hydroxyanisole | m- | hydroxyanisole | meta- | hydroxyanisole | 3- | methoxy phenol | 3- | methoxyphenol | m- | methoxyphenol | meta- | methoxyphenol | 3-( | methyloxy)phenol | | phenol, 3-methoxy- | | phenol, m-methoxy- | | resorcinol methyl ether | | resorcinol monomethyl ether |
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