21 C.F.R. § 184.1115 Agar-agar.
Title 21 - Food and Drugs
(a) Agar-agar (CAS Reg. No. PM 9002–18–0) is a dried, hydrophyllic, colloidal polysaccharide extracted from one of a number of related species of red algae (class Rhodophyceae). (b) The ingredient meets the specifications of the “Food Chemicals Codex,” 3d Ed. (1981), p. 11, which is incorporated by reference. Copies may be obtained from the National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20418, or may be examined at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202–741–6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.php. (c) The ingredient is used in food in accordance with §184.1(b)(2) under the following conditions: (d) Prior sanctions for this ingredient different from the uses established in this section do not exist or have been waived. [44 FR 19391, Apr. 3, 1979, as amended at 49 FR 5611, Feb. 14, 1984]
Title 21: Food and Drugs
PART 184—DIRECT FOOD SUBSTANCES AFFIRMED AS GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS SAFE
Subpart B—Listing of Specific Substances Affirmed as GRAS
§ 184.1115 Agar-agar.
Maximum Usage Levels Permitted------------------------------------------------------------------------ Foods (as served) Percent Functions------------------------------------------------------------------------Baked goods and baking mixes, 0.8 Drying agent, § § 170.3(n)(1) of this 170.3(o)(7) of this chapter; chapter. flavoring agent, § 170.3(o)(12) of this chapter; stabilizer, thickener, § 170.3(o)(28) of this chapter.Confections and frostings, 2.0 Flavoring agent, § § 170.3(n)(9) of this 170.3(o)(12) of this chapter. chapter; stabilizer, thickener, § 170.3(o)(28) of this chapter; surface finisher, § 170.3(o)(30) of this chapter.Soft candy, § 170.3(n)(38) 1.2 Stabilizer and thickener, of this chapter. § 170.3(o)(28) of this chapter.All other food categories...... .25 Flavoring agent, § 170.3(o)(12) of this chapter; formulation aid, § 170.3(o)(14) of this chapter; humectant, § 170.3(o)(16) of this chapter; stabilizer, thickener, § 170.3(o)(28) of this chapter.------------------------------------------------------------------------
