Posted by D.D. on January 29, 2004 at 08:28:55:
In Reply to: * Calamus alert * posted by Roger Christie on January 19, 2004 at 01:15:28:
[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR189]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 189--SUBSTANCES PROHIBITED FROM USE IN HUMAN FOOD
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Subpart A--General Provisions
Sec. 189.1 Substances prohibited from use in human food.
(a) The food ingredients listed in this section have been prohibited
from use in human food by the Food and Drug Administration because of a
determination that they present a potential risk to the public health or
have not been shown by adequate scientific data to be safe for use in
human food. Use of any of these substances in violation of this section
causes the food involved to be adulterated in violation of the act.
(b) This section includes only a partial list of substances
prohibited from use in human food, for easy reference purposes, and is
not a complete list of substances that may not lawfully be used in human
food. No substance may be used in human food unless it meets all
applicable requirements of the act.
(c) The Commissioner of Food and Drugs, either on his own initiative
or on behalf of any interested person who has submitted a petition, may
publish a proposal to establish, amend, or repeal a regulation under
this section on the basis of new scientific evaluation or information.
Any such petition shall include an adequate scientific basis to support
the petition, pursuant to part 10 of this chapter, and will be published
for comment if it contains reasonable grounds.
[42 FR 14659, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 54 FR 24899, June 12, 1989]
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Subpart B--Substances Generally Prohibited From Direct Addition or Use as Human Food
Sec. 189.110 Calamus and its derivatives.
(a) Calamus is the dried rhizome of Acorus calamus L. It has been
used as a flavoring compound, especially as the oil or extract.
(b) Food containing any added calamus, oil of calamus, or extract of
calamus is deemed to be adulterated in violation of the act based upon
an order published in the Federal Register of May 9, 1968 (33 FR 6967).
(c) The analytical method used for detecting oil of calamus ([beta]-
asarone) is in the ``Journal of the Association of Official Analytical
Chemists,`` Volume 56, (Number 5), pages 1281 to 1283, September 1973,
which is incorporated by reference. Copies are available from the
Association of Official Analytical Chemists International, 481 North
Frederick Ave., suite 500, Gaithersburg, MD 20877-2504, also from the
Division of Food and Color Additives, Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition (HFS-200), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch
Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, or available for inspection 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 47 FR 11855, Mar. 19, 1982;
54 FR 24899, June 12, 1989]
: Hey there,
: Aloha. It seems that the FDA has removed calamus root from the stream of commerce. Would you ask your health food store to see if can still be purchased? I want to track this rumor down.
: I love calamus root powder with my cannabis. It's an old Vedic tradition from India to smoke a pinch of calamus root together with the ganga for memory enhancement and other cerebral goodness. It would be a big loss if it is deleted from the marketplace.
: My local health food store says that there are only two pounds of calamus root left from their long-time supplier. I ordered both pounds, just in case the rumor is true that it will no longer be available in the USA.
: Please let me know, OK? Mahalo.
: 'There can only be a land of the free if there is first a home of the brave'. unknown author