[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: 21CFR189.130]
[Page 592-593]
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. 189.130 Coumarin.
(a) Coumarin is the chemical 1,2-benzopyrone,
C9H6O2. It is found in tonka beans and
extract of tonka
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beans, among other natural sources, and is also synthesized. It has been
used as a flavoring compound.
(b) Food containing any added coumarin as such or as a constituent
of tonka beans or tonka extract is deemed to be adulterated under the
act, based upon an order published in the Federal Register of March 5,
1954 (19 FR 1239).
(c) The analytical methods used for detecting coumarin in food are
in sections 19.016-19.024 of the ``Official Methods of Analysis of the
Association of Official Analytical Chemists,'' 13th Ed. (1980), which is
incorporated by reference. Copies may be obtained from the AOAC
INTERNATIONAL, 481 North Frederick Ave., suite 500, Gaithersburg, MD
20877, or may be examined 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 49 FR 10114, Mar. 19, 1984;
54 FR 24899, June 12, 1989]
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