of Permitted Food Additives) as item T.2B. On July 19, 2022, the food company Daily Harvest identified tara flour as the ingredient that had sickened hundreds of its customers. A handful of lawsuits have been filed against the company. Medicinal Medicinal uses in Peru include gargling infusions of the pods for inflamed tonsils or washing wounds; it is also used for fevers, colds, and stomach aches. Water from boiled, dried pods is also used to kill fleas and other insects. References Caesalpinieae Trees of Peru E-number additives