[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR172.580]
[Page 66]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES (CONTINUED)
PART 172_FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED FOR DIRECT ADDITION TO FOOD FOR HUMAN
CONSUMPTION--Table of Contents
Subpart F_Flavoring Agents and Related Substances
Sec. 172.580 Safrole-free extract of sassafras.
The food additive safrole-free extract of sassafras may be safely
used in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:
(a) The additive is the aqueous extract obtained from the root bark
of the plant Sassafras albidum (Nuttall) Nees (Fam. Lauraceae).
(b) It is obtained by extracting the bark with dilute alcohol, first
concentrating the alcoholic solution by vacuum distillation, then
diluting the concentrate with water and discarding the oily fraction.
(c) The purified aqueous extract is safrole-free.
(d) It is used as a flavoring in food.
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