[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: 21CFR178.3500]
[Page 412]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES (CONTINUED)
PART 178 INDIRECT FOOD ADDITIVES: ADJUVANTS, PRODUCTION AIDS, AND
Subpart D Certain Adjuvants and Production Aids
Sec. 178.3500 Glycerin, synthetic.
Synthetic glycerin may be safely used as a component of articles
intended for use in packaging materials for food, subject to the
provisions of this section:
(a) It is produced by the hydrogenolysis of carbohydrates, and shall
contain not in excess of 0.2 percent by weight of a mixture of
butanetriols.
(b) It is used in a quantity not to exceed that amount reasonably
required to produce its intended physical or technical effect, and in
accordance with any limitations prescribed by applicable regulations in
parts 174, 175, 176, 177, 178 and 179 of this chapter. It shall not be
intended to, nor in fact accomplish, any direct physical or technical
effect in the food itself.
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