Methyl Salicylate
Level 4 — Significant concernsIn Winter's Dictionary
Methyl Salicylate is a flavoring — Mint, wintergreen, root beer, sarsaparilla flavoring
Also: Oil of Wintergreen
What it does
Mint, wintergreen, root beer, sarsaparilla flavoring
Where you'll see it
Beverages, ice cream, candy, chewing gum (8,400 ppm)
What the research says
In pure form toxic, especially internally. Lethal dose 101 mg/kg in adults; proven fatal to small children at doses as small as 4 ml. Stomach and kidney problems at high amounts.
Regulatory status
- US FDA: ASP
- Notes: FDA <0.04 in food
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): it has proven fatal to small children in doses as small as 4 ml