21 CFR § 175.230 - Hot-melt strippable food coatings.

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title: "21 CFR § 175.230 - Hot-melt strippable food coatings."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "175.230"
section_name: "Hot-melt strippable food coatings."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION"
part_number: "175"
part_name: "INDIRECT FOOD ADDITIVES: ADHESIVES AND COMPONENTS OF COATINGS"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348, 379e."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 14534, Mar. 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
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# 175.230 Hot-melt strippable food coatings.

Hot-melt strippable food coatings may be safely applied to food, subject to the provisions of this section.

(a) The coatings are applied to and used as removable coatings for food.

(b) The coatings may be prepared, as mixtures, from the following substances:

(1) Substances generally recognized as safe in food.

(2) Substances identified in this subparagraph.

| List of substances | Limitations |
| --- | --- |
| Acetylated monoglycerides | Complying with 172.828 of this chapter. |
| Cellulose acetate butyrate |  |
| Cellulose acetate propionate |  |
| Mineral oil, white | For use only as a component of hot-melt strippable food coatings applied to frozen meats and complying with § 172.878 of this chapter. |