Flavor ingredient regulatory record
Pine resin oil
Pine resin oil is a natural complex flavoring material, FEMA GRAS under FEMA number 3089 (CAS 8006-64-2). Its odor is 0648.
- FEMA
- 3089
- CAS
- 8006-64-2
- EC
- 232-350-7
GRAS status: FEMA GRAS, 32. Recorded by FDA in the Substances Added to Food inventory under CAS 8006-64-2.
Structure
Material
Pine resin oil is a natural complex material rather than a single molecule, so it has no one structure. FEMA lists it as Pine resin oil (Pinus palustris Mill. and other Pinus spp.).
Identity
Also known as: Turpentine oil, Turpentine, oil, Turpentine, Turpentine oil, Turpentine spirits, Oil of turpentine, Terpentine oil, Gum turpentine, oils, G 4134, Essential oils, turpentine, Spirits of turpentine, Gum Terpene N, Oleum terebinthinae.
Can Pine resin oil be labeled natural?
As a preparation obtained from natural material, pine resin oil is natural in every market here: the United States, the EU and UK, and Mercosur and Mexico.
- United States
- Natural flavor
- European Union and UK
- Natural flavouring
- Mercosur and Mexico
- Natural
How each market defines the classes: natural vs artificial flavor under 21 CFR 101.22.
Regulatory status, with citations
United States
Pine resin oil is FEMA GRAS under FEMA number 3089, 32. It is cited in the Code of Federal Regulations at 21 CFR 172.510.
European Union and United Kingdom
No EU FL number is on file for Pine resin oil. That is not a finding either way. The Union List covers defined flavouring substances, so natural complex materials are handled as flavouring preparations under Parts B to F and never receive a number, and substances used as additives sit under Regulation 1333/2008 instead. Confirm the position before EU or UK use.
JECFA (WHO / FAO)
Pine resin oil has not been evaluated by JECFA as a flavouring agent, or no evaluation is on file.
Other US flags
Not on the California Proposition 65 list.
TSCA Inventory status
A flavor ingredient is also an industrial chemical. Pine resin oil appears on the EPA Toxic Substances Control Act Chemical Substance Inventory under CAS 8006-64-2, where EPA names it Turpentine, oil.
Active in US commerce
EPA designates this substance active, so no Notice of Activity Form B is required before manufacturing. What active and inactive mean.
EPA regulatory flags
| Flag | EPA definition | What it obliges |
|---|---|---|
| UVCB | The presence of "UVCB" indicates the substance is a Class 2 substance within the UVCB group, i.e. those with "unknown" or "variable composition," "complex reaction products" and "biological materials." | Care with identity. A UVCB has no definite molecular formula, so its identity rests on the process and the feedstock. Two suppliers can ship materially different material under one CAS number. |
From the EPA non-confidential TSCA Inventory, July 2026 release. EPA also maintains a confidential portion it does not publish. Search the Inventory by CAS number.
Odor and taste
Odor: 0648.
Where it is used
Typical applications for Pine resin oil are not on file yet.
Pine resin oil FAQ
Is pine resin oil on the FEMA GRAS list?
It is. FEMA number 3089 (32) covers pine resin oil. The Code of Federal Regulations lists it at 21 CFR 172.510.
What is the FEMA number for pine resin oil?
The FEMA number for pine resin oil is 3089 and its CAS registry number is 8006-64-2.
What is pine resin oil used for?
Pine resin oil is described as 0648.
Is pine resin oil natural or artificial?
Every market covered here treats pine resin oil as natural, because it is a preparation from natural material rather than a single synthesized substance.
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Sources and attribution. The identity and regulatory facts on this page are taken from the FDA Substances Added to Food inventory, a US government record, which lists this substance as TURPENTINE, STEAM DISTILLED (PINUS SPP.) under CAS 8006-64-2 and carries its FEMA number and its 21 CFR citations. The inventory is searchable at FDA. FDA records its technical effect as flavoring agent or adjuvant.
A FEMA GRAS conclusion is reached by the Expert Panel of the Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association of the United States, and the FEMA number names that conclusion. FEMA publishes its own entry for this substance in the FEMA Flavor Library, which is the authoritative record of what the Panel decided and is worth reading alongside this page.
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About this page. Facts come from the FDA Substances Added to Food inventory, the Code of Federal Regulations, the EPA TSCA Inventory, the EU Union List, JECFA and the Ambrose database, with FEMA's published determination cited where it applies; parts of the text are written by Ambrose AI, which can make mistakes. Check the cited source before relying on anything here. This is not regulatory or legal advice.