[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR172.145]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES (CONTINUED)
 
PART 172_FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED FOR DIRECT ADDITION TO FOOD FOR 
HUMAN CONSUMPTION--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart B_Food Preservatives
 
Sec. 172.145  Heptylparaben.

    (a) The food additive heptylparaben is the chemical n-heptyl p-
hydroxybenzoate.
    (b) It may be safely used to inhibit microbiological spoilage in 
accordance with the following prescribed conditions:
    (1) In fermented malt beverages in amounts not to exceed 12 parts 
per million.
    (2) In noncarbonated soft drinks and fruit-based beverages in 
amounts not to exceed 20 parts per million, when standards of identity 
established under section 401 of the Act (21 U.S.C. 341) do not preclude 
such use.

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