Title 21: Food and Drugs
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/ PART 172 - FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED FOR DIRECT ADDITION TO FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
/ Subpart B - Food Preservatives / § 172.145 Heptylparaben.
§ 172.145 Heptylparaben.
(a) The food additive heptylparaben is the chemical n-heptyl p-hydroxybenzoate.
(b) It may be safely used to inhibit microbiological spoilage in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:
(1) In fermented malt beverages in amounts not to exceed 12 parts per million.
(2) In noncarbonated soft drinks and fruit-based beverages in amounts not to exceed 20 parts per million, when standards of identity established under section 401 of the Act (21 U.S.C. 341) do not preclude such use.