Citronella Oil
Level 3 — ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary
Citronella Oil is a flavoring — Natural food flavoring extract from grass
What it does
Natural food flavoring extract from grass
Where you'll see it
Citrus, fruit, ginger ale flavorings
What the research says
Can cause allergic reactions such as stuffy nose, hay fever, asthma, skin rashes. Ingestion can cause vomiting, cyanosis, convulsions, damage to intestinal mucosa, and in sufficient amounts, death.
Regulatory status
- US FDA: GRAS
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): Can cause vomiting when ingested, cyanosis, convulsions, damage to intestinal mucosa, and when taken in sufficient amounts, death