Flavouring Group Evaluation 5, Revision 1 (FGE.05Rev1):Esters of branched‐ and straight‐chain aliphatic saturated primary alcohols and of one secondary alcohol, and branched‐ and straight‐chain unsaturated carboxylic acids from chemical groups 1, 2, and 5 (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)

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EFSA JournalVolume 6, Issue 3 643 OpinionOpen Access Flavouring Group Evaluation 5, Revision 1 (FGE.05Rev1):Esters of branched- and straight-chain aliphatic saturated primary alcohols and of one secondary alcohol, and branched- and straight-chain unsaturated carboxylic acids from chemical groups 1, 2, and 5 (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) European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)Search for more papers by this author European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)Search for more papers by this author First published: 05 March 2008 https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2008.643Citations: 1 Panel members: Fernando Aguilar, Herman Autrup, Susan Barlow, Laurence Castle, Riccardo Crebelli, Wolfgang Dekant, Karl-Heinz Engel, Nathalie Gontard, David Gott, Sandro Grilli, Rainer Gürtler, John Christian Larsen, Catherine Leclercq, Jean-Charles Leblanc, Xavier Malcata, Wim Mennes, Maria Rosaria Milana, Iona Pratt, Ivonne Rietjens*, Paul Tobback, Fidel Toldrá. Acknowledgement: The European Food Safety Authority wishes to thank the members of the Flavis and Flavourings Working Groups for the preparation of this opinion: Judith Amberg-Müller, Sue Barlow, Vibe Beltoft, Frederikke Bentzen, Ulla Beckman-Sundh, Wifried Bursch, Angelo Carere, Karl-Heinz Engel, Henrik Frandsen, Claudia Fruijtier-Pölloth, David Gott, Jørn Gry, Rainer Gürtler, Frances Hill, Trine Husøy, John-Christian Larsen, Catherine Leclercq, Wim Mennes, Gerard Mulder, Karin Nørby, Gerard Pascal, Iona Pratt, Trine Klein Reffstrup, Gerrit Speijers, Emanuela Testai, Harriet Wallin. 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