[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: 21CFR184.1201]

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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. 184.1201  Calcium glycerophosphate.

    (a) Calcium glycerophosphate 
(C3H7CaO6P, CAS Reg. No. 27214-00-2) is 
a fine, white, odorless, almost tasteless, slightly hygroscopic powder. 
It is prepared by neutralizing glycerophosphoric acid with calcium 
hydroxide or calcium carbonate. The commercial product is a mixture of 
calcium [beta]-, and D-, and L-[alpha]-glycerophosphate.
    (b) The ingredient meets the specifications of the ``Food Chemicals 
Codex,'' 3d Ed. (1981), pp. 51-52, which is incorporated by reference in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Copies may be 
obtained from the National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20418, or may be examined at the National Archives and 
Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of 
this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://
www.archives.gov/federal--register/code--of--federal--regulations/ibr--
locations.html.
    (c) In accordance with Sec. 184.1(b)(1), the ingredient is used in 
food with no limitation other than current good

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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 a nutrient supplement as defined in 
Sec. 170.3(o)(20) of this chapter.
    (2) The ingredient is used in gelatins, puddings, and fillings as 
defined in Sec. 170.3(n)(22) of this chapter.
    (d) Prior sanctions for this ingredient different from the uses 
established in this section or different from that as set forth in part 
181 of this chapter, do not exist or have been waived.

[57 FR 10813, Mar. 31, 1992]