[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: 21CFR184.1121]
[Page 495]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES (CONTINUED)
PART 184_DIRECT FOOD SUBSTANCES AFFIRMED AS GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS
SAFE--Table of Contents
Subpart B_Listing of Specific Substances Affirmed as GRAS
Sec. 184.1121 Red algae.
(a) Red algae are seaweeds of the species Gloiopeltis furcata,
Porphyra crispata, Porphyra deutata, Porphyra perforata, Porphyra
suborbiculata, Porphyra tenera and Rhodymenia palmata. Porphyra and
Rhodymenia are harvested principally along the coasts of Japan, Korea,
China, Taiwan, and the East and West coasts of the United States.
Gloiopeltis is harvested principally in southern Pacific coastal waters.
The material is dried and ground or chopped for use in food.
(b) The ingredient meets the specifications for kelp in the Food
Chemicals Codex, 3d Ed. (1981), p. 157, which is incorporated by
reference, except that the loss on drying is not more than 20 percent
and the maximum allowable level for iodine is 0.05 percent. Copies are
available from the National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20418, or available for inspection 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.
(c) In accordance with Sec. 184.1(b)(2), the ingredient is used in
food only within the following specific limitations:
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Maximum level of
Category of food use in food (as Functional use
served)
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Spices, seasonings, and Not to exceed Flavor enhancer,
flavorings, Sec. 170.3(n) current good Sec.
(26) of this chapter. manufacturing 170.3(o)(11) of
practice. this chapter;
flavor adjuvant,
Sec.
170.3(o)(12) of
this chapter.
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(d) Prior sanctions for this ingredient different from the use
established in this section do not exist or have been waived.
[47 FR 47376, Oct. 26, 1982]
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