[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR189.130]

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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 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 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 Association 
of Official Analytical Chemists International, 481 North Frederick Ave., 
suite 500, Gaithersburg, MD 20877-2504, 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]