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21 CFR 172.145: Heptylparaben.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 21—Food and Drugs
- CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- SUBCHAPTER B—FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
- PART 172—FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED FOR DIRECT ADDITION TO FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
- Subpart B—Food Preservatives
(a) The food additive heptylparaben is the chemical n-heptyl p-hydroxybenzoate.
(b) It may be safely used to inhibit microbiological spoilage in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:
(1) In fermented malt beverages in amounts not to exceed 12 parts per million.
(2) In noncarbonated soft drinks and fruit-based beverages in amounts not to exceed 20 parts per million, when standards of identity established under section 401 of the Act (21 U.S.C. 341) do not preclude such use.
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