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21 CFR 582.1745: Sodium carboxymethylcellulose.

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  1. Title 21—Food and Drugs
  2. CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
  3. SUBCHAPTER E—ANIMAL DRUGS, FEEDS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS
  4. PART 582—SUBSTANCES GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS SAFE
  5. 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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