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ALKOXY-SUBSTITUTED ALLYLBENZENES 473<br />

Safrole (CAS No. 94-59-7) a (contd)<br />

Section 8:<br />

Spice (imported into EU, kg)<br />

Section 7:<br />

Essential oil (volume reported by<br />

flavour industry, kg)<br />

Section 6:<br />

Spice (imported into USA, kg)<br />

Section 1:<br />

Product<br />

Safrole<br />

mean<br />

volume from<br />

total<br />

imported<br />

spices, EU<br />

Safrole<br />

upper<br />

limit<br />

volume<br />

from<br />

total<br />

imported<br />

spices,<br />

EU<br />

Safrole<br />

lower<br />

limit<br />

volume<br />

from<br />

total<br />

imported<br />

spices,<br />

EU<br />

EU import<br />

volume 2004<br />

(International<br />

Trade<br />

Centre,<br />

2006)<br />

Safrole<br />

mean<br />

volume<br />

from<br />

essential<br />

oil<br />

Safrole<br />

upper<br />

limit<br />

volume<br />

from<br />

essential<br />

oil<br />

Safrole<br />

lower<br />

limit<br />

volume<br />

from<br />

essential<br />

oil<br />

USA<br />

2005<br />

(Gavin<br />

et al.,<br />

2007)<br />

Safrole<br />

mean<br />

volume<br />

from<br />

total<br />

imported<br />

spices,<br />

USA<br />

Safrole<br />

upper<br />

limit<br />

volume<br />

from<br />

total<br />

imported<br />

spices,<br />

USA<br />

Safrole<br />

lower<br />

limit<br />

volume<br />

from<br />

total<br />

imported<br />

spices,<br />

USA<br />

USDA<br />

import<br />

volume<br />

2007<br />

Pepper black 55 375 200 221.5 3 876.3 2 048.9 7 547 7.5 7.5 7.5<br />

Pimento 1 074 400 0.0 0.0 0.1 1 474 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.000 000 1<br />

376.9 57 215.8 6 274.2 36.6 930.0 151.7<br />

a Only products with reported volume data are included in the table.<br />

b Calculated maximum and minimum based on the range <strong>of</strong> volatile oil quoted and the range <strong>of</strong> alkoxy-substituted allylbenzene quoted (minimum oil ×<br />

minimum alkoxy-substituted allylbenzene, and maximum oil × maximum alkoxy-substituted allylbenzene).

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