[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR172.180]

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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
 
                      Subpart B_Food Preservatives
 
Sec.  172.180  Stannous chloride.

    The food additive stannous chloride may be safely used for color 
retention in asparagus packed in glass, with lids lined with an inert 
material, in an amount not to exceed 20 parts per million calculated as 
tin (Sn).