[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR189.145]

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                        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 B_Substances Generally Prohibited From Direct Addition or Use as 
                               Human Food
 
Sec. 189.145  Dulcin.

    (a) Dulcin is the chemical 4-ethoxyphenylurea, 
C9H12N2O2. It is a synthetic 
chemical having a sweet taste about 250 times that of sucrose, is not 
found in natural products at levels detectable by the official 
methodology, and has been proposed for use as an artificial sweetener.
    (b) Food containing any added or detectable level of dulcin is 
deemed to be adulterated in violation of the act, based upon an order 
published in the Federal Register of January 19, 1950 (15 FR 321).
    (c) The analytical methods used for detecting dulcin in food are in 
sections 20.173-20.176 of the ``Official Methods of

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Analysis of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists,'' 13th Ed. 
(1980), which is incorporated by reference. Copies may be obtained from 
the Association of Official Analytical Chemists International, 481 North 
Frederick Ave., suite 500, Gaithersburg, MD 20877-2504, or may be 
examined at the Office of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol 
Street, NW., suite 700, Washington, DC 20408.

[42 FR 14659, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 49 FR 10114, Mar. 19, 1984; 
54 FR 24899, June 12, 1989]