Acetaldehyde
From Tobacco Products
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Acetaldehyde
CAS number
75-07-0
Synonyms
Acetic aldehyde; Acetic aldehyde; Ethana
Chemical class
Aldehydes, Acetals
Industry claims found in
apple, apricot, banana, bread, cherry, cider, citrus fruits, orange juice, peaches, pear, pineapple, raspberry, and strawberry
Industry claims used in
baked goods, milk, cheese, dairy products, beverages, and fruit, chocolate, coffee, and butter flavors
Possible physical or functional effects
Flavoring agents and adjuvants
Properties
industry claims FEMA GRAS; industry claims FDA GRAS; used in smokeless tobacco
Toxicology
LD50 (oral, rat) 1930 mg/kg; poison by intratracheal/IV routes; human systemic irritant by inh.; narcotic; human mutagenic data; experimental tumorigen, teratogen; skin and severe eye irritant; heated to decomp., emits acrid smoke and fumes
