Synthetic flavoring substances and adjuvants that are generally recognized as safe for their intended use, within the meaning of section 409 of the Act, are as follows:

Acetaldehyde (ethanal).

Acetoin (acetyl methylcarbinol).

Anethole (parapropenyl anisole).

Benzaldehyde (benzoic aldehyde).

N-Butyric acid (butanoic acid).

d- or l-Carvone (carvol).

Cinnamaldehyde (cinnamic aldehyde).

Citral (2,6-dimethyloctadien-2,6-al-8, gera-nial, neral).

Decanal (N-decylaldehyde, capraldehyde, capric aldehyde, caprinaldehyde, aldehyde C-10).

Ethyl acetate.

Ethyl butyrate.

3-Methyl-3-phenyl glycidic acid ethyl ester (ethyl-methyl-phenyl-glycidate, so-called strawberry aldehyde, C-16 aldehyde).

Ethyl vanillin.

Geraniol (3,7-dimethyl-2,6 and 3,6-octadien-1-ol).

Geranyl acetate (geraniol acetate).

Limonene (d-, l-, and dl-).

Linalool (linalol, 3,7-dimethyl-1,6-octadien-3-ol).

Linalyl acetate (bergamol).

Methyl anthranilate (methyl-2-aminobenzoate).

Piperonal (3,4-methylenedioxy-benzaldehyde, heliotropin).

Vanillin.

[42 FR 14640, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 43 FR 47724, Oct. 17, 1978; 44 FR 3963, Jan. 19, 1979; 44 FR 20656, Apr. 6, 1979; 48 FR 51907, Nov. 15, 1983; 54 FR 7402, Feb. 21, 1989]


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