[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: 21CFR184.1033]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES (CONTINUED)
 
PART 184--DIRECT FOOD SUBSTANCES AFFIRMED AS GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS SAFE--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart B--Listing of Specific Substances Affirmed as GRAS
 
Sec. 184.1033  Citric acid.

    (a) Citric acid (C6H8O7, CAS Reg. 
No. 77-92-9) is the compound 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid. 
It is a naturally occurring constituent of plant and animal tissues. It 
occurs as colorless crystals or a white powder and may be anhydrous or 
contain one mole of water per mole of citric acid. Citric acid may be 
produced by recovery from sources such as lemon or pineapple juice; by 
mycological fermentation using Candida spp., described in Secs. 173.160 
and 173.165 of this chapter; and by the solvent extraction process 
described in Sec. 173.280 of this chapter for the recovery of citric 
acid from Aspergillus niger fermentation liquor.
    (b) The ingredient meets the specifications of the Food Chemicals 
Codex, 3d ed. (1981), pp. 86-87, and its third supplement (March 1992), 
pp. 107-108, which are incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 
U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Copies are available from the National 
Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20418, and the 
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-200), 5100 Paint 
Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, or may be examined at the Office 
of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol St. NW., suite 700, 
Washington, DC.
    (c) In accordance with Sec. 184.1(b)(1), the ingredient is used in 
food with no limitations other than current good manufacturing practice.
    (d) Prior sanctions for this ingredient different from the uses 
established in

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this section do not exist or have been waived.

[59 FR 63895, Dec. 12, 1994]