Safety evaluation, essential oils chemical composition

Routinely, the daily PCI of the essential oil is derived from the annual volumes reported in industry surveys (NAS, 1965, 1970,1975,1982,1987 Lucas et al., 1999 JFFMA, 2002 EFFA, 2005). If a conservative estimate of intake of the essential oil is made using a volume based approach such that a de ned group of constituents are set for each essential oil, target constituents can be monitored in an ongoing quality control program, and the composition of the essential oil can become one of the key sped cations linking the product that is distributed in the marketplace to the chemically based safety evaluation. 

Limited speci cations for the chemical composition of some essential oils to be used as food avorings are currently listed in the Food Chemicals Codex (FCC, 2013). For instance, the chemical assay for cinnamon oil is given as not less than 80%, by volume, as total aldehydes. Any speci cation developed related to this safety evaluation procedure should be consistent with... 

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