[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: 21CFR172.165]

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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. 172.165  Quaternary ammonium chloride combination.

    The food additive, quaternary ammonium chloride combination, may be 
safely used in food in accordance with the following conditions:
    (a) The additive contains the following compounds: n-dodecyl 
dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride (CAS Reg. No. 139-07-1); n-dodecyl 
dimethyl ethylbenzyl ammonium chloride (CAS Reg. No. 27479-28-3); n-
hexadecyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride (CAS Reg. No. 122-18-9); n-
octadecyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride (CAS Reg. No. 122-19-0); n-
tetradecyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride (CAS Reg. No. 139-08-2); n-
tetradecyl dimethyl ethylbenzyl ammonium chloride (CAS Reg. No. 27479-
29-4).
    (b) The additive meets the following specifications: pH (5 percent 
active solution) 7.0-8.0; total amines, maximum 1 percent as combined 
free amines and amine hydrochlorides.
    (c) The additive is used as an antimicrobial agent, as defined in 
Sec. 170.3(o)(2) of this chapter, in raw sugar cane juice. It is added 
prior to clarification when further processing of the sugar cane juice 
must be delayed.
    (d) The additive is applied to the sugar juice in the following 
quantities, based on the weight of the raw cane:

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                                                              Parts per
                         Component                             million
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n-Dodecyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride................     0.25-1.0
n-Dodecyl dimethyl ethylbenzyl ammonium chloride...........     3.4-13.5
n-Hexadecyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride..............      1.5-6.0
n-Octadecyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride..............     0.25-1.0

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n-Tetradecyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride.............     3.0-12.0
n-Tetradecyl dimethyl ethylbenzyl ammonium chloride........      1.6-6.5
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[50 FR 3890, Jan. 29, 1985]