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Title 21 → Chapter I → Subchapter B → Part 172

TITLE 21—Food and Drugs

CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED)

SUBCHAPTER B—FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (CONTINUED)

PART 172—FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED FOR DIRECT ADDITION TO FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

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Subpart A—GENERAL PROVISIONS

§172.5
General provisions for direct food additives.
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Subpart B—FOOD PRESERVATIVES

§172.105
Anoxomer.
§172.110
BHA.
§172.115
BHT.
§172.120
Calcium disodium EDTA.
§172.130
Dehydroacetic acid.
§172.133
Dimethyl dicarbonate.
§172.135
Disodium EDTA.
§172.140
Ethoxyquin.
§172.145
Heptylparaben.
§172.150
4-Hydroxymethyl-2,6-di-tert-butylphenol.
§172.155
Natamycin (pimaricin).
§172.160
Potassium nitrate.
§172.165
Quaternary ammonium chloride combination.
§172.167
Silver nitrate and hydrogen peroxide solution.
§172.170
Sodium nitrate.
§172.175
Sodium nitrite.
§172.177
Sodium nitrite used in processing smoked chub.
§172.180
Stannous chloride.
§172.185
TBHQ.
§172.190
THBP.
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Subpart C—COATINGS, FILMS AND RELATED SUBSTANCES

§172.210
Coatings on fresh citrus fruit.
§172.215
Coumarone-indene resin.
§172.225
Methyl and ethyl esters of fatty acids produced from edible fats and oils.
§172.230
Microcapsules for flavoring substances.
§172.235
Morpholine.
§172.250
Petroleum naphtha.
§172.255
Polyacrylamide.
§172.260
Oxidized polyethylene.
§172.270
Sulfated butyl oleate.
§172.275
Synthetic paraffin and succinic derivatives.
§172.280
Terpene resin.
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Subpart D—SPECIAL DIETARY AND NUTRITIONAL ADDITIVES

§172.310
Aluminum nicotinate.
§172.315
Nicotinamide-ascorbic acid complex.
§172.320
Amino acids.
§172.325
Bakers yeast protein.
§172.330
Calcium pantothenate, calcium chloride double salt.
§172.335
D-Pantothenamide.
§172.340
Fish protein isolate.
§172.345
Folic acid (folacin).
§172.350
Fumaric acid and salts of fumaric acid.
§172.365
Kelp.
§172.370
Iron-choline citrate complex.
§172.372
N-Acetyl-L-methionine.
§172.375
Potassium iodide.
§172.379
Vitamin D2.
§172.380
Vitamin D3.
§172.381
Vitamin D2.
§172.382
Vitamin D2 mushroom powder.
§172.385
Whole fish protein concentrate.
§172.395
Xylitol.
§172.399
Zinc methionine sulfate.
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Subpart E—ANTICAKING AGENTS

§172.410
Calcium silicate.
§172.430
Iron ammonium citrate.
§172.480
Silicon dioxide.
§172.490
Yellow prussiate of soda.
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Subpart F—FLAVORING AGENTS AND RELATED SUBSTANCES

§172.510
Natural flavoring substances and natural substances used in conjunction with flavors.
§172.515
Synthetic flavoring substances and adjuvants.
§172.520
Cocoa with dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate for manufacturing.
§172.530
Disodium guanylate.
§172.535
Disodium inosinate.
§172.540
DL-Alanine.
§172.560
Modified hop extract.
§172.575
Quinine.
§172.580
Safrole-free extract of sassafras.
§172.585
Sugar beet extract flavor base.
§172.590
Yeast-malt sprout extract.
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Subpart G—GUMS, CHEWING GUM BASES AND RELATED SUBSTANCES

§172.610
Arabinogalactan.
§172.615
Chewing gum base.
§172.620
Carrageenan.
§172.623
Carrageenan with polysorbate 80.
§172.626
Salts of carrageenan.
§172.655
Furcelleran.
§172.660
Salts of furcelleran.
§172.665
Gellan gum.
§172.695
Xanthan gum.
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Subpart H—OTHER SPECIFIC USAGE ADDITIVES

§172.710
Adjuvants for pesticide use dilutions.
§172.712
1,3-Butylene glycol.
§172.715
Calcium lignosulfonate.
§172.720
Calcium lactobionate.
§172.723
Epoxidized soybean oil.
§172.725
Gibberellic acid and its potassium salt.
§172.730
Potassium bromate.
§172.735
Glycerol ester of rosin.
§172.736
Glycerides and polyglycides of hydrogenated vegetable oils.
§172.755
Stearyl monoglyceridyl citrate.
§172.765
Succistearin (stearoyl propylene glycol hydrogen succinate).
§172.770
Ethylene oxide polymer.
§172.775
Methacrylic acid-divinylbenzene copolymer.
§172.780
Acacia (gum arabic).
§172.785
Listeria-specific bacteriophage preparation.
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Subpart I—MULTIPURPOSE ADDITIVES

§172.800
Acesulfame potassium.
§172.802
Acetone peroxides.
§172.803
Advantame.
§172.804
Aspartame.
§172.806
Azodicarbonamide.
§172.808
Copolymer condensates of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide.
§172.809
Curdlan.
§172.810
Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate.
§172.811
Glyceryl tristearate.
§172.812
Glycine.
§172.814
Hydroxylated lecithin.
§172.816
Methyl glucoside-coconut oil ester.
§172.818
Oxystearin.
§172.820
Polyethylene glycol (mean molecular weight 200-9,500).
§172.822
Sodium lauryl sulfate.
§172.824
Sodium mono- and dimethyl naphthalene sulfonates.
§172.826
Sodium stearyl fumarate.
§172.828
Acetylated monoglycerides.
§172.829
Neotame.
§172.830
Succinylated monoglycerides.
§172.831
Sucralose.
§172.832
Monoglyceride citrate.
§172.833
Sucrose acetate isobutyrate (SAIB).
§172.834
Ethoxylated mono- and diglycerides.
§172.836
Polysorbate 60.
§172.838
Polysorbate 65.
§172.840
Polysorbate 80.
§172.841
Polydextrose.
§172.842
Sorbitan monostearate.
§172.844
Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate.
§172.846
Sodium stearoyl lactylate.
§172.848
Lactylic esters of fatty acids.
§172.850
Lactylated fatty acid esters of glycerol and propylene glycol.
§172.852
Glyceryl-lacto esters of fatty acids.
§172.854
Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids.
§172.856
Propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fats and fatty acids.
§172.858
Propylene glycol alginate.
§172.859
Sucrose fatty acid esters.
§172.860
Fatty acids.
§172.861
Cocoa butter substitute from coconut oil, palm kernel oil, or both oils.
§172.862
Oleic acid derived from tall oil fatty acids.
§172.863
Salts of fatty acids.
§172.864
Synthetic fatty alcohols.
§172.866
Synthetic glycerin produced by the hydrogenolysis of carbohydrates.
§172.867
Olestra.
§172.868
Ethyl cellulose.
§172.869
Sucrose oligoesters.
§172.870
Hydroxypropyl cellulose.
§172.872
Methyl ethyl cellulose.
§172.874
Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose.
§172.876
Castor oil.
§172.878
White mineral oil.
§172.880
Petrolatum.
§172.882
Synthetic isoparaffinic petroleum hydrocarbons.
§172.884
Odorless light petroleum hydrocarbons.
§172.886
Petroleum wax.
§172.888
Synthetic petroleum wax.
§172.890
Rice bran wax.
§172.892
Food starch-modified.
§172.894
Modified cottonseed products intended for human consumption.
§172.896
Dried yeasts.
§172.898
Bakers yeast glycan.

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