[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR189.110]
[Page 593-594]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES (CONTINUED)
PART 189 SUBSTANCES PROHIBITED FROM USE IN HUMAN FOOD--Table of Contents
Subpart C Substances Generally Prohibited From Direct Addition or Use as
Human Food
Sec. 189.110 Calamus and its derivatives.
Source: 42 FR 14659, Mar. 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted.
Redesignated at 69 FR 42273, July 14, 2004.
(a) Calamus is the dried rhizome of Acorus calamus L. It has been
used as a flavoring compound, especially as the oil or extract.
(b) Food containing any added calamus, oil of calamus, or extract of
calamus is deemed to be adulterated in violation of the act based upon
an order published in the Federal Register of May 9, 1968 (33 FR 6967).
(c) The analytical method used for detecting oil of calamus ([beta]-
asarone) is in the ``Journal of the Association of Official Analytical
Chemists,'' Volume 56, (Number 5), pages 1281 to 1283, September 1973,
which is incorporated by reference. Copies are available from the AOAC
INTERNATIONAL, 481 North Frederick Ave., suite 500, Gaithersburg, MD
20877, also from the Division of Food and Color Additives, Center for
Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-200), Food and Drug
Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College
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Park, MD 20740, or available for inspection at the National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of
this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://
www.archives.gov/federal--register/code--of--federal--regulations/ibr--
locations.html.
[42 FR 14659, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 47 FR 11855, Mar. 19, 1982;
54 FR 24899, June 12, 1989]
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