[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]

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                        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.