[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR173.385]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES (CONTINUED)
 
PART 173--SECONDARY DIRECT FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED IN FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart D--Specific Usage Additives
 
Sec. 173.385  Sodium methyl sulfate.

    Sodium methyl sulfate may be present in pectin in accordance with 
the following conditions.
    (a) It is present as the result of methylation of pectin by sulfuric 
acid and methyl alcohol and subsequent treatment with sodium 
bicarbonate.
    (b) It does not exceed 0.1 percent by weight of the pectin.