Lemon Oil
Level 4 — Significant concernsIn Winter's Dictionary
Lemon Oil is a flavoring — Volatile oil expressed from fresh lemon peel; flavor and perfume
Also: Cedro Oil
What it does
Volatile oil expressed from fresh lemon peel; flavor and perfume
Where you'll see it
Many beverages, ice cream, candy, baked goods, perfumes
What the research says
Can cause allergic reaction; suspected of being a coadditive cause of cancer.
Regulatory status
- US FDA: GRAS
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): can cause an allergic reaction and has been suspected of being a coadditive cause of cancer