21 CFR 172.834
§ 172.834 Ethoxylated mono- and diglycerides.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 172.834, § 172.834 Ethoxylated mono- and diglycerides, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/85050
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The food additive ethoxylated mono-and diglycerides (polyoxyethylene (20) mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids) (polyglycerate 60) may be safely used in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:
(a) The food additive is manufactured by:
(1) Glycerolysis of edible fats primarily composed of stearic, palmitic, and myristic acids; or
(2) Direct esterification of glycerol with a mixture of primarily stearic, palmitic, and myristic acids;
to yield a product with less than 0.3 acid number and less than 0.2 percent water, which is then reacted with ethylene oxide.
(b) The additive meets the following specifications:
(c) The additive is used or intended for use in the following foods when standards of identity established under section 401 of the Act do not preclude such use:
(d) When the name “polyglycerate 60” is used in labeling it shall be followed by either “polyoxyethylene (20) mono-and diglycerides of fatty acids” or “ethoxylated mono- and diglycerides” in parentheses.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.