[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR184.1221]
[Page 507]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES (CONTINUED)
PART 184_DIRECT FOOD SUBSTANCES AFFIRMED AS GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS
SAFE--Table of Contents
Subpart B_Listing of Specific Substances Affirmed as GRAS
Sec. 184.1221 Calcium propionate.
(a) Calcium propionate (C6H10CaO4,
CAS Reg. No. 4075-81-4) is the calcium salt of propionic acid. It occurs
as white crystals or a crystalline solid, possessing not more than a
faint odor of propionic acid. It is prepared by neutralizing propionic
acid with calcium hydroxide.
(b) The ingredient meets the specifications of the Food Chemicals
Codex, 3d Ed. (1981), p. 60, which is incorporated by reference. Copies
are available from the National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20418, or available for inspection at the National
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(c) In accordance with Sec. 184.1(b)(1), the ingredient is used in
food with no limitation other than current good manufacturing practice.
The affirmation of this ingredient as generally recognized as safe
(GRAS) as a direct human food ingredient is based upon the following
current good manufacturing practice conditions of use:
(1) The ingredient is used as an antimicrobial agent as defined in
Sec. 170.3(o)(2) of this chapter.
(2) The ingredient is used in the following foods at levels not to
exceed current good manufacturing practice: baked goods as defined in
Sec. 170.3(n)(1) of this chapter; cheeses as defined in Sec.
170.3(n)(5) of this chapter; confections and frostings as defined in
Sec. 170.3(n)(9) of this chapter; gelatins, puddings, and fillings as
defined in Sec. 170.3(n)(22) of this chapter; and jams and jellies as
defined in Sec. 170.3(n)(28) of this chapter.
(d) Prior sanctions for this ingredient different from the uses
established in this section do not exist or have been waived.
[49 FR 13141, Apr. 3, 1984]
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