[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: 21CFR186.1551]
[Page 588]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES (CONTINUED)
PART 186_INDIRECT FOOD SUBSTANCES AFFIRMED AS GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS
SAFE--Table of Contents
Subpart B_Listing of Specific Substances Affirmed as GRAS
Sec. 186.1551 Hydrogenated fish oil.
(a) Hydrogenated fish oil (CAS Reg. No. 91078-95-4) is a class of
oils produced by partial hydrogenation of oils expressed from fish,
primarily menhaden, and secondarily herring or tuna. Hydrogenation of
fish oils uses catalysts composed of either elemental nickel, elemental
copper, or a mixture of these elements. The crude hydrogenated fish oil
is further processed by alkali refining, bleaching, and deodorization by
steam stripping.
(b) Hydrogenation of fish oils results in a final product with a
melting point greater than 32 [deg]C as determined by Section Cc 1-25,
Official and Tentative Methods of the American Oil Chemists' Society
method (reapproved 1973) or equivalent. The product has an approximate
fatty acid composition of 30 to 45 percent saturated fatty acids, 40 to
55 percent monoenoic fatty acids, 7 to 15 percent dienoic fatty acids, 3
to 10 percent trienoic fatty acids, and less than 2 percent tetraenoic
or higher polyenoic fatty acids. The approximate percentages of total
fatty acids by carbon chain length are 15 to 30 percent each of
C16, C18, C20, C22, less
than 10 percent C14 or lower carbon chain length, and less
than 1 percent C24 or higher carbon chain length fatty acids.
(c) The ingredient is used as a constituent of cotton and cotton
fabrics used for dry food packaging.
(d) The ingredient is used at levels not to exceed good
manufacturing practice in accordance with Sec. 186.1(b)(1).
(e) Prior sanctions for this ingredient different from the use
established in this section do not exist or have been waived.
[44 FR 28323, May 15, 1979, as amended at 49 FR 5614, Feb. 14. 1984; 58
FR 17099, Apr. 1, 1993]
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