21 CFR 582.1745
§ 582.1745 Sodium carboxymethylcellulose.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 582.1745, § 582.1745 Sodium carboxymethylcellulose, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/88095
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(a) Product. Sodium carboxymethyl- cellulose is the sodium salt of carboxymethylcellulose not less than 99.5 percent on a dry-weight basis, with maximum substitution of 0.95 carboxymethyl groups per anhydroglucose unit, and with a minimum viscosity of 25 centipoises for 2 percent by weight aqueous solution at 25 °C.
(b) Conditions of use. This substance is generally recognized as safe when used in accordance with good manufacturing or feeding practice.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.