[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: 21CFR182.3637]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES (CONTINUED)
 
PART 182--SUBSTANCES GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS SAFE--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart D--Chemical Preservatives
 
Sec. 182.3637  Potassium metabisulfite.

    (a) Product. Potassium metabisulfite.
    (b) [Reserved]

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    (c) Limitations, restrictions, or explanation. This substance is 
generally recognized as safe when used in accordance with good 
manufacturing practice, except that it is not used in meats; in food 
recognized as a source of vitamin B1; on fruits and 
vegetables intended to be served raw to consumers or sold raw to 
consumers, or to be presented to consumers as fresh.

[42 FR 14640, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 51 FR 25025, July 9, 1986; 55 
FR 9832, Mar. 15, 1990; 59 FR 65939, Dec. 22, 1994]