21 C.F.R. § 173.375 Cetylpyridinium chloride.
Title 21 - Food and Drugs
Cetylpyridinium chloride (CAS Reg. No. 123–03–5) may be safely used in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: (a) The additive meets the specifications of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP)/National Formulary (NF) methods described in USP 24/NF 19, p. 370, January 2000, which is incorporated by reference. The Director of the Office of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. You may obtain copies from the United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc., 12601 Twinbrook Pkwy., Rockville, MD 20852, or you may examine a copy at the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition's Library, Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, or 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. (b) The additive is used in food as an antimicrobial agent as defined in §170.3(o)(2) of this chapter to treat the surface of raw poultry carcasses. The additive is applied as a fine mist spray of an ambient temperature aqueous solution to raw poultry carcasses prior to immersion in a chiller, at a level not to exceed 0.3 gram cetylpyridinium chloride per pound of raw poultry carcass. The aqueous solution shall also contain propylene glycol (CAS Reg. No. 57–55–6) complying with §184.1666 of this chapter, at a concentration of 1.5 times that of the cetylpyridinium chloride. (c) The additive shall be used in systems that collect and recycle solution that is not carried out of the system with the treated poultry carcasses. [69 FR 17298, Apr. 2, 2004]
Title 21: Food and Drugs
PART 173—SECONDARY DIRECT FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED IN FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
Subpart D—Specific Usage Additives
§ 173.375 Cetylpyridinium chloride.
