21 CFR 186.1300
§ 186.1300 Ferric oxide.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 186.1300, § 186.1300 Ferric oxide, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/85690
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(a) Ferric oxide (iron (III) oxide, Fe2O3, CAS Reg. No. 1309-37-1) occurs naturally as the mineral hematite. It may be prepared synthetically by heating brown iron hydroxide oxide. The product is red-brown to black trigonal crystals.
(b) In accordance with § 186.1(b)(1), the ingredient is used as an indirect human food ingredient with no limitation other than current good manufacturing practice. The affirmation of this ingredient as generally recognized as safe (GRAS) as an indirect human food ingredient is based upon the following current good manufacturing practice conditions of use:
(1) The ingredient is used as a constituent of paper and paperboard used for food packaging.
(2) The ingredient is used at levels not to exceed current good manufacturing practice.
(c) Prior sanctions for this ingredient different from the uses 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.