[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR172.623]
[Page 69]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES (CONTINUED)
PART 172_FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED FOR DIRECT ADDITION TO FOOD FOR HUMAN
CONSUMPTION--Table of Contents
Subpart G_Gums, Chewing Gum Bases and Related Substances
Sec. 172.623 Carrageenan with polysorbate 80.
Carrageenan otherwise meeting the definition and specifications of
Sec. 172.620 (a) and (b) and salts of carrageenan otherwise meeting the
definition of Sec. 172.626(a) may be safely produced with the use of
polysorbate 80 meeting the specifications and requirements of Sec.
172.840 (a) and (b) in accordance with the following prescribed
conditions:
(a) The polysorbate 80 is used only to facilitate separation of
sheeted carrageenan and salts of carrageenan from drying rolls.
(b) The carrageenan and salts of carrageenan contain not more than 5
percent by weight of polysorbate 80, and the final food containing the
additives contains polysorbate 80 in an amount not to exceed 500 parts
per million.
(c) The carrageenan and salts of carrageenan so produced are used
only in producing foods in gel form and only for the purposes defined in
Sec. Sec. 172.620(c) and 172.626(b), respectively.
(d) The carrageenan and salts of carrageenan so produced are not
used in foods for which standards of identity exist unless the standards
provide for the use of carrageenan, or salts of carrageenan, combined
with polysorbate 80.
(e) The carrageenan and salts of carrageenan produced in accordance
with this section, and foods containing the same, in addition to the
other requirements of the Act, are labeled to show the presence of
polysorbate 80, and the label or labeling of the carrageenan and salts
of carrageenan so produced bear adequate directions for use.
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