[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: 21CFR189.155]
[Page 595]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES (CONTINUED)
PART 189 SUBSTANCES PROHIBITED FROM USE IN HUMAN FOOD--Table of Contents
Subpart C Substances Generally Prohibited From Direct Addition or Use as
Human Food
Sec. 189.155 Monochloroacetic acid.
(a) Monochloroacetic acid is the chemical chloroacetic acid,
C2H3C1O2. It is a synthetic chemical
not found in natural products, and has been proposed as a preservative
in alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages. Monochloroacetic acid is
permitted in food package adhesives with an accepted migration level up
to 10 parts per billion (ppb) under Sec. 175.105 of this chapter. The
official methods do not detect monochloroacetic acid at the 10 ppb
level.
(b) Food containing any added or detectable level of
monochloroacetic acid is deemed to be adulterated in violation of the
act based upon trade correspondence dated December 29, 1941 (TC-377).
(c) The analytical methods used for detecting monochloroacetic acid
in food are in sections 20.067-20.072 of the ``Official Methods of
Analysis of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists,'' 13th Ed.
(1980), which is incorporated by reference. Copies may be obtained from
the AOAC INTERNATIONAL, 481 North Frederick Ave., suite 500,
Gaithersburg, MD 20877, or may be examined 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.
[42 FR 14659, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 49 FR 10114, Mar. 19, 1984;
54 FR 24899, June 12, 1989]
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