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[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
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
 
        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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