[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: 21CFR172.255] [Page 44] 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 C_Coatings, Films and Related Substances Sec. 172.255 Polyacrylamide. Polyacrylamide containing not more than 0.2 percent of acrylamide monomer may be safely used as a film former in the imprinting of soft- shell gelatin capsules when the amount used is not in excess of the minimum required to produce the intended effect.