[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: 21CFR186.1555]
[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. 186.1555 Japan wax.
(a) Japan wax (CAS Reg. No. 8001-39-6), also known as Japan tallow
or sumac wax, is a pale yellow vegetable tallow, containing glycerides
of the C19-C23 dibasic acids and a high content of
tripalmitin. It is prepared from the mesocarp by hot pressing of
immature fruits of the oriental sumac, Rhus succedanea (Japan, Taiwan,
and Indo-China), R. vernicifera (Japan), and R. trichocarpa (China,
Indo-China, India, and Japan). Japan wax is soluble in hot alcohol,
benzene, and naphtha, and insoluble in water and in cold alcohol.
(b) In accordance with paragraph (b)(1) of this section, the
ingredient is used as an indirect human food ingredient with no
limitation other than current good manufacturing practice. The
affirmation of this ingredient as generally recognized as safe (GRAS) as
an indirect human food ingredient is based on the following current good
manufacturing practice conditions of use:
(1) The ingredient is used as a constituent of cotton and cotton
fabrics used for dry food packaging.
(2) The ingredient is used at levels not to exceed current good
manufacturing practice.
(c) Prior sanctions for this ingredient different from the uses
established in this section do not exist or have been waived.
[60 FR 62208, Dec. 5, 1995]
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