21 CFR § 182.50 - Certain other spices, seasonings, essential oils, oleoresins, and natural extracts.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s182.50"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 182.50 - Certain other spices, seasonings, essential oils, oleoresins, and natural extracts."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "182.50"
section_name: "Certain other spices, seasonings, essential oils, oleoresins, and natural extracts."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION"
part_number: "182"
part_name: "SUBSTANCES GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS SAFE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348, 371."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 14640, Mar. 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "182"
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# 182.50 Certain other spices, seasonings, essential oils, oleoresins, and natural extracts.
Certain other spices, seasonings, essential oils, oleoresins, and natural extracts that are generally recognized as safe for their intended use, within the meaning of section 409 of the Act, are as follows:
| Common name | Derivation |
| --- | --- |
| Ambergris | Physeter macrocephalus L. |
| Castoreum | Castor fiber L. and C. canadensis Kuhl. |
| Civet (zibeth, zibet, zibetum) | Civet cats, Viverra civetta Schreber and Viverra zibetha Schreber. |
| Cognac oil, white and green | Ethyl oenanthate, so-called. |
| Musk (Tonquin musk) | Musk deer, Moschus moschiferus L. |