21 CFR 178.3290
§ 178.3290 Chromic chloride complexes.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 178.3290, § 178.3290 Chromic chloride complexes, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/85297
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Myristo chromic chloride complex and stearato chromic chloride complex may be safely used as release agents in the closure area of packaging containers intended for use in producing, manufacturing, packing, processing, preparing, treating, packaging, transporting, or holding food, subject to the provisions of this section:
(a) The quantity used shall not exceed that reasonably required to accomplish the intended technical effect nor exceed 7 micrograms of chromium per square inch of closure area.
(b) The packaging container which has its closure area treated with the release agent shall have a capacity of not less than 120 grams of food per square inch of such treated closure area.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.