21 CFR 582.1745: Sodium carboxymethylcellulose.
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 E—ANIMAL DRUGS, FEEDS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS
- PART 582—SUBSTANCES GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS SAFE
- Subpart B—General Purpose Food Additives
(a) Product. Sodium carboxymethyl- cellulose is the sodium salt of carboxymethylcellulose not less than 99.5 percent on a dry-weight basis, with maximum substitution of 0.95 carboxymethyl groups per anhydroglucose unit, and with a minimum viscosity of 25 centipoises for 2 percent by weight aqueous solution at 25 °C.
(b) Conditions of use. This substance is generally recognized as safe when used in accordance with good manufacturing or feeding practice.
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