[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: 21CFR184.1081]
[Page 491-492]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES (CONTINUED)
PART 184 DIRECT FOOD SUBSTANCES AFFIRMED AS GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS
Subpart B Listing of Specific Substances Affirmed as GRAS
Sec. 184.1081 Propionic acid.
(a) Propionic acid (C3H6O2, CAS
Reg. No. 79-09-4) is an oily liquid having a slightly pungent, rancid
odor. It is manufactured by chemical synthesis or by bacterial
fermentation.
[[Page 492]]
(b) The ingredient meets the specifications of the Food Chemicals
Codex, 3d Ed. (1981), p. 254, which is incorporated by reference. Copies
are available from the National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20418, or available for inspection at the National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the
availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to:
http://www.archives.gov/federal--register/code--of--federal--
regulations/ibr--locations.html.
(c) In accordance with Sec. 184.1(b)(1), the ingredient is used in
food with no limitation other than current good manufacturing practice.
The affirmation of this ingredient as generally recognized as safe
(GRAS) as a direct human food ingredient is based upon the following
current good manufacturing practice conditions of use:
(1) The ingredient is used as an antimicrobial agent as defined in
Sec. 170.3(o)(2) of this chapter and a flavoring agent as defined in
Sec. 170.3(o)(12) of this chapter.
(2) The ingredient is used in foods at levels not to exceed current
good manufacturing practice.
(d) Prior sanctions for this ingredient different from the uses
established in this section do not exist or have been waived.
[49 FR 13141, Apr. 3, 1984]
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