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Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGSChapter I - FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESSubchapter B - FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTIONPart 172 - FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED FOR DIRECT ADDITION TO FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
Subpart I - MULTIPURPOSE ADDITIVES
Section 172.866 - Synthetic glycerin produced by the hydrogenolysis of carbohydrates

21 C.F.R. § 172.866

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Section 172.866 - Synthetic glycerin produced by the hydrogenolysis of carbohydrates

Synthetic glycerin produced by the hydrogenolysis of carbohydrates may be safely used in food, subject to the provisions of this section:

(a) It shall contain not in excess of 0.2 percent by weight of a mixture of butanetriols.
(b) It is used or intended for use in an amount not to exceed that reasonably required to produce its intended effect.

21 C.F.R. §172.866