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Title 21: Food and Drugs
« Home / Title 21 - Food and Drugs--Volume 3 / 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 / Subpart I - Multipurpose Additives / § 172.890 Rice bran wax.
§ 172.890 Rice bran wax.

Rice bran wax may be safely used in food in accordance with the following conditions:

(a) It is the refined wax obtained from rice bran and meets the following specifications:

Melting point 75 °C to 80 °C. Free fatty acids, maximum 10 percent. Iodine number, maximum 20. Saponification number 75 to 120.

(b) It is used or intended for use as follows:

Food Limitation in food Use
Candy50 p.p.mCoating.
Fresh fruits and fresh vegetables......do Do.
Chewing gum2 1/2 pctPlasticizing material.
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