21 CFR 172.145
§ 172.145 Heptylparaben.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 172.145, § 172.145 Heptylparaben, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/84938
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(a) The food additive heptylparaben is the chemical n-heptyl p-hydroxybenzoate.
(b) It may be safely used to inhibit microbiological spoilage in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:
(1) In fermented malt beverages in amounts not to exceed 12 parts per million.
(2) In noncarbonated soft drinks and fruit-based beverages in amounts not to exceed 20 parts per million, when standards of identity established under section 401 of the Act (21 U.S.C. 341) do not preclude such use.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.