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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 189 - SUBSTANCES PROHIBITED FROM USE IN HUMAN FOOD / Subpart C - Substances Generally Prohibited From Direct Addition or Use as Human Food / § 189.120 Cobaltous salts and its derivatives.
§ 189.120 Cobaltous salts and its derivatives.

(a) Cobaltous salts are the chemicals, CoC4H6O4, CoCl2, and CoSO4.They have been used in fermented malt beverages as a foam stabilizer and to prevent “gushing.”

(b) Food containing any added cobaltous salts is deemed to be adulterated in violation of the act based upon an order published in the Federal Register of August 12, 1966 (31 FR 8788).

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