21 CFR 186.1557
§ 186.1557 Tall oil.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 186.1557, § 186.1557 Tall oil, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/85694
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(a) Tall oil (CAS Reg. No. 8002-26-4) is essentially the sap of the pine tree. It is obtained commercially from the waste liquors of pinewood pulp mills and consists mainly of tall oil resin acids and tall oil fatty acids.
(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 on the following current good manufacturing practice conditions of use:
(1) The ingredient is used as a constituent of cotton and cotton fabrics used for dry 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, or from those listed in part 181 of this chapter, 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.