tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324769459363868474.post6117744748338052366..comments2024-03-15T03:20:49.049-04:00Comments on Lucindaville: Cocktails at the Burn Pit --RootLucindavillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16706865784070675588noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324769459363868474.post-60848480138805781202010-03-31T10:46:42.613-04:002010-03-31T10:46:42.613-04:00Here's the scoop on sassafras:
Safrole is now...Here's the scoop on sassafras:<br /><br />Safrole is now recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture as a potential carcinogen. Safrole, and sassafras not certified as safrole-free, have been banned in the United States as food additives or flavoring agents by the FDA since 1976 due to safrole's designation as a carcinogen. Sassafras leaves do not contain sufficient amounts of safrole to be covered by the FDA ban. So file and some teas are allowed.<br /><br />Most commercial root beers have replaced the sassafras extract with methyl salicylate, the ester found in wintergreen and black birch bark. Yum!!!<br /><br />Plus, it may be hallucinogenic! OMG so beware! I doubt that the amount one might consume in root beer would leave us raving idiots, but who knows.Lucindavillehttp://lucindaville.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324769459363868474.post-79814763817972859922010-03-30T16:43:54.399-04:002010-03-30T16:43:54.399-04:00I think I missed something -- what is (supposedly)...I think I missed something -- what is (supposedly) wrong with sassafras? And what are they using for file'?mamacitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12201474702664482175noreply@blogger.com