21 CFR 184.1011
§ 184.1011 Alginic acid.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 184.1011, § 184.1011 Alginic acid, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/85472
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(a) Alginic acid is a colloidal, hydrophilic polysaccharide obtained from certain brown algae by alkaline extraction.
(b) The ingredient meets the specifications of the Food Chemicals Codex, 3d Ed. (1981), p. 13, which is incorporated by reference. Copies are available from the National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20418, or available for inspection at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.
(c) In accordance with § 184.1(b)(2), the ingredient is used in food only within the following specific limitations:
(d) Prior sanctions for this ingredient different from the use established in this section do not exist or have been waived.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.