[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: 21CFR172.862]
[Page 101]
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 I_Multipurpose Additives
Sec. 172.862 Oleic acid derived from tall oil fatty acids.
The food additive oleic acid derived from tall oil fatty acids may
be safely used in food and as a component in the manufacture of food-
grade additives in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:
(a) The additive consists of purified oleic acid separated from
refined tall oil fatty acids.
(b) The additive meets the following specifications:
(1) Specifications for oleic acid prescribed in the ``Food Chemicals
Codex.'' 3d Ed. (1981), pp. 207-208, which is incorporated by reference,
except that titer (solidification point) shall not exceed 13.5 [deg]C
and unsaponifiable matter shall not exceed 0.5 percent. Copies of the
material incorporated by reference may be obtained from the National
Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20418, or may
be examined at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-
741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal--register/code--of--
federal--regulations/ibr--locations.html.
(2) The resin acid content does not exceed 0.01 as determined by
ASTM method D1240-82, ``Standard Test Method for Rosin Acids in Fatty
Acids,'' which is incorporated by reference. Copies may be obtained from
the American Society for Testing Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Dr., West
Conshohocken, Philadelphia, PA 19428-2959, or may be examined at the
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on
the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to:
http://www.archives.gov/federal--register/code--of--federal--
regulations/ibr--locations.html.
(3) The requirements for absence of chick-edema factor as prescribed
in Sec. 172.860.
(c) It is used or intended for use as follows:
(1) In foods as a lubricant, binder, and defoaming agent in
accordance with good manufacturing practice.
(2) As a component in the manufacture of other food-grade additives.
(d) To assure safe use of the additive, the label and labeling of
the additive and any premix thereof shall bear, in addition to the other
information required by the Act, the following:
(1) The common or usual name of the acid.
(2) The words ``food grade'' in juxtaposition with and equally as
prominent as the name of the acid.
[42 FR 14491, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 49 FR 10105, Mar. 19, 1984]
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