21 CFR § 172.856 Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption

§ 172.856 Propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fats and fatty acids.

Current through Sep 8, 2026 · Read all of Part 172

Propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fats and fatty acids may be safely used in food, subject to the following prescribed conditions:

(a) They are produced from edible fats and/or fatty acids in compliance with § 172.860 and/or oleic acid derived from tall oil fatty acids in compliance with § 172.862.

(b) They are used in food in amounts not in excess of that reasonably required to produce their intended effect.

← § 172.854 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids.§ 172.858 Propylene glycol alginate. →