21 CFR § 189.113 - Cinnamyl anthranilate.

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title: "21 CFR § 189.113 - Cinnamyl anthranilate."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "189.113"
section_name: "Cinnamyl anthranilate."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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subchapter_name: "FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION"
part_number: "189"
part_name: "SUBSTANCES PROHIBITED FROM USE IN HUMAN FOOD"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348, 371, 381."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 14659, Mar. 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
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# 189.113 Cinnamyl anthranilate.

(a) The food additive cinnamyl anthranilate (C<sub>16</sub>H<sub>15</sub>NO<sub>2</sub>, CAS Reg. No. 87-29-6) is the ester of cinnamyl alcohol and anthranilic acid. Cinnamyl anthranilate is a synthetic chemical that has not been identified in natural products at levels detectable by available methodology. It has been used as a flavoring agent in food.

(b) Food containing any added cinnamyl anthranilate is deemed to be adulterated in violation of the act based upon an order published in the *Federal Register* of October 23, 1985.

[50 FR 42932, Oct. 23, 1985]