[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: 21CFR178.3450]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES (CONTINUED)
 
PART 178_INDIRECT FOOD ADDITIVES: ADJUVANTS, PRODUCTION AIDS, AND 
SANITIZERS--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart D_Certain Adjuvants and Production Aids
 
Sec. 178.3450  Esters of stearic and palmitic acids.

    The ester stearyl palmitate or palmityl stearate or mixtures thereof 
may be safely used as adjuvants in food-packaging materials when used in 
accordance with the following prescribed conditions:

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    (a) They are used or intended for use as plasticizers or lubricants 
in polystyrene intended for use in contact with food.
    (b) They are added to the formulated polymer prior to extrusion.
    (c) The quantity used shall not exceed that required to accomplish 
the intended technical effect.