Title 21: Food and Drugs
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/ PART 173 - SECONDARY DIRECT FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED IN FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
/ Subpart D - Specific Usage Additives / § 173.385 Sodium methyl sulfate.
§ 173.385 Sodium methyl sulfate.
Sodium methyl sulfate may be present in pectin in accordance with the following conditions.
(a) It is present as the result of methylation of pectin by sulfuric acid and methyl alcohol and subsequent treatment with sodium bicarbonate.
(b) It does not exceed 0.1 percent by weight of the pectin.