[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: 21CFR189.180]
[Page 596]
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. 189.180 Safrole.
(a) Safrole is the chemical 4-allyl-1,2-methylenedioxy-benzene,
C10H10O2. It is a natural constituent
of the sassafras plant. Oil of sassafras is about 80 percent safrole.
Isosafrole and dihydrosafrole are derivatives of safrole, and have been
used as flavoring compounds.
(b) Food containing any added safrole, oil of sassafras, isosafrole,
or dihydrosafrole, as such, or food containing any safrole, oil of
sassafras, isosafrole, or dihydrosafrole, e.g., sassafras bark, which is
intended solely or primarily as a vehicle for imparting such substances
to another food, e.g., sassafras tea, is deemed to be adulterated in
violation of the act based upon an order published in the Federal
Register of December 3, 1960 (25 FR 12412).
(c) The analytical method used for detecting safrole, isosafrole and
dihydrosafrole is in the ``Journal of the Association of Official
Analytical Chemists,'' Volume 54 (Number 4), pages 900 to 902, July
1971, which is incorporated by reference. Copies are available 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 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 42 FR 56729, Oct. 28, 1977;
47 FR 11855, Mar. 19, 1982; 54 FR 24900, June 12, 1989]
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