[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: 21CFR184.1207]
[Page 506-507]
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. 184.1207 Calcium lactate.
(a) Calcium lactate
(C6H10CaO6.xH2O, where x is
any integer up to 5, CAS Reg. No. 814-80-2) is prepared commercially by
the neutralization of lactic acid with calcium carbonate or calcium
hydroxide.
(b) The ingredient meets the specifications of the Food Chemicals
Codex, 3d Ed. (1981), p. 53, which is incorporated by reference. Copies
are available from the National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20418, or available for inspection at the National
Archives and
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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 a firming agent as defined in Sec.
170.3(o)(10) of this chapter; a flavor enhancer as defined in Sec.
170.3(o)(11) of this chapter; a flavoring agent or adjuvant as defined
in Sec. 170.3(o)(12) of this chapter; a leavening agent as defined in
Sec. 170.3(o)(17) of this chapter; a nutrient supplement as defined in
Sec. 170.3(o)(20) of this chapter; and a stabilizer and thickener as
defined in Sec. 170.3(o)(28) of this chapter.
(2) The ingredient is used in food, except in infant foods and
infant formulas, 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 35367, Sept. 7, 1984]
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