21 CFR 186.1673

§ 186.1673 Pulp.

United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective

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Citation: 21 CFR 186.1673, § 186.1673 Pulp, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/85695
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(a) Pulp is the soft, spongy pith inside the stem of a plant such as wood, straw, sugarcane, or other natural plant sources. (b) The ingredient is used or intended for use as a constituent of food packaging containers. (c) The ingredient is used in paper and paperboard made by conventional paper-making processes at levels not to exceed good manufacturing practice. (d) 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.