[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: 21CFR184.1081]

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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. 184.1081  Propionic acid.

    (a) Propionic acid (C3H6O2, CAS 
Reg. No. 79-09-4) is an oily liquid having a slightly pungent, rancid 
odor. It is manufactured by chemical synthesis or by bacterial 
fermentation.
    (b) The ingredient meets the specifications of the Food Chemicals 
Codex, 3d Ed. (1981), p. 254, which is incorporated by reference. Copies 
are available from the National Academy Press,

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    (c) In accordance with Sec. 184.1(b)(1), the ingredient is used in 
food with no limitation other than current good manufacturing practice. 
The affirmation of this ingredient as generally recognized as safe 
(GRAS) as a direct human food ingredient is based upon the following 
current good manufacturing practice conditions of use:
    (1) The ingredient is used as an antimicrobial agent as defined in 
Sec. 170.3(o)(2) of this chapter and a flavoring agent as defined in 
Sec. 170.3(o)(12) of this chapter.
    (2) The ingredient is used in foods at levels not to exceed current 
good manufacturing practice.
    (d) Prior sanctions for this ingredient different from the uses 
established in this section do not exist or have been waived.

[49 FR 13141, Apr. 3, 1984]