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Title 21 → Chapter I → Subchapter B → Part 172 → Subpart D → §172.399

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Title 21: Food and Drugs
PART 172—FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED FOR DIRECT ADDITION TO FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
Subpart D—Special Dietary and Nutritional Additives

§172.399 Zinc methionine sulfate.

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.

[46 FR 58297, Dec. 1, 1981]

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