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21 C.F.R. § 172.399   Zinc methionine sulfate.

Title 21 - Food and Drugs

Title 21: Food and Drugs
PART 172—FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED FOR DIRECT ADDITION TO FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
Subpart D—Special Dietary and Nutritional Additives

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§ 172.399   Zinc methionine sulfate.

Zinc methionine sulfate, CAS Reg. No. 56329–42–1, may be safely used in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:

(a) The additive is the product of the reaction between equimolar amounts of zinc sulfate and DL-methionine in purified water.

(b) The additive meets the following specifications:

Zinc content—19 to 22 percent.

C₅H₁₁NO₂S “DL-methionine”—46 to 50 percent.

Cadmium—not more than 0.05 part per million.

(c) The additive is used in tablet form as a source of dietary zinc.

[46 FR 58297, Dec. 1, 1981]

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