GroundRules
21 CFR 172.399: Zinc methionine sulfate.
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 D—Special Dietary and Nutritional Additives
Zinc methionine sulfate, CAS Reg. No. 56329-42-1, may be safely used in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:
(a) The additive is the product of the reaction between equimolar amounts of zinc sulfate and DL-methionine in purified water.
(b) The additive meets the following specifications:
Zinc content—19 to 22 percent.
C5H11NO2S “DL-methionine”—46 to 50 percent.
Cadmium—not more than 0.05 part per million.
(c) The additive is used in tablet form as a source of dietary zinc.
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