21 CFR 172.720
§ 172.720 Calcium lactobionate.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 172.720, § 172.720 Calcium lactobionate, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/85014
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The food additive calcium lactobionate may be safely used in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:
(a) The food additive is the calcium salt of lactobionic acid (4-(β,D-galactosido)-D-gluconic acid) produced by the oxidation of lactose.
(b) It is used or intended for use as a firming agent in dry pudding mixes at a level not greater than that required to accomplish the intended effect.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.