[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: 21CFR176.160]
[Page 197.198]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES (CONTINUED)
PART 176 INDIRECT FOOD ADDITIVES: PAPER AND PAPERBOARD COMPONENTS--Table
Subpart B Substances for Use Only as Components of Paper and Paperboard
Sec. 176.160 Chromium (Cr III) complex of N-ethyl-N-heptadecylfluoro-
octane sulfonyl glycine.
The chromium (Cr III) complex of N-ethyl - N -heptadecylfluoro-
octane sulfonyl glycine containing up to 20 percent by weight of the
chromium (Cr III) complex of heptadecylfluoro-octane sulfonic acid may
be safely used as a
[[Page 198]]
component of paper for packaging dry food when used in accordance with
the following prescribed conditions.
(a) The food additive is used as a component of paper in an amount
not to exceed 0.5 percent by weight of the paper.
(b)(1) The food-contact surface of the paper is overcoated with a
polymeric or resinous coating at least \1/3\-mil in thickness, that
meets the provision of Sec. 176.170; or
(2) The treated paper forms one or more plies of a paper in a
multiwall bag and is separated from the food by at least one ply of
packaging films or grease-resistant papers which serves as a functional
barrier between the food additive and the food. Such packaging films or
grease-resistant papers conform with appropriate food additive
regulations.
(c) The labeling of the food additive shall contain adequate
directions for its use to insure compliance with the requirements of
paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section.
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