21 CFR 172.580
§ 172.580 Safrole-free extract of sassafras.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 172.580, § 172.580 Safrole-free extract of sassafras, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/84997
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Full text
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.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.