[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR175.230]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES (CONTINUED)
 
PART 175--INDIRECT FOOD ADDITIVES: ADHESIVES AND COMPONENTS OF COATINGS--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart C--Substances for Use as Components of Coatings
 
Sec. 175.230  Hot-melt strippable food coatings.

    Hot-melt strippable food coatings may be safely applied to food, 
subject to the provisions of this section.
    (a) The coatings are applied to and used as removable coatings for 
food.
    (b) The coatings may be prepared, as mixtures, from the following 
substances:
    (1) Substances generally recognized as safe in food.
    (2) Substances identified in this subparagraph.

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            List of substances                       Limitations
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Acetylated monoglycerides.................  Complying with 172.828 of
                                             this chapter.
Cellulose acetate butyrate................
Cellulose acetate propionate..............
Mineral oil, white........................  For use only as a component
                                             of hot-melt strippable food
                                             coatings applied to frozen
                                             meats and complying with
                                             Sec.  172.878 of this
                                             chapter.
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