[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 8]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR985]

[Page 576]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and 
      Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 985_MARKETING ORDER REGULATING THE HANDLING OF SPEARMINT OIL 
 
                    Subpart_Order Regulating Handling
 
Sec.  985.4  Spearmint oil.

    Spearmint oil, hereinafter referred to as oil, means essential oil 
extracted by distillation from plants, grown in the production area, of 
the genus Mentha, species Cardiaca (commonly referred to as Scotch 
Spearmint), Spicata (commonly referred to as Native Spearmint), or such 
other species, grown in the production area, that produce a spearmint 
flavored oil. Oil shall be segregated into the following classes:

Class 1: Oil extracted from the first cutting of Scotch Spearmint.
Class 2: Oil extracted from the second cutting of Scotch Spearmint.
Class 3: Oil extracted from Native Spearmint.
Class 4: Oil which has a spearmint flavor, extracted from plants other 
than Scotch or Native Spearmint.


The Committee, with the approval of the Secretary, may change these 
classes to recognize new, or delete obsolete, classes.