Part 172 — Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption
Current through Sep 8, 2026
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 341, 342, 348, 371, 379e.
Source: 42 FR 14491, Mar. 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted.
Editorial Note: Nomenclature changes to part 172 appear at 61 FR 14482, Apr. 2, 1996; 66 FR 56035, Nov. 6, 2001; 66 FR 66742, Dec. 27, 2001; 68 FR 15355, Mar. 31, 2003; 70 FR 40880, July 15, 2005; 70 FR 67651, Nov. 8, 2005; 70 FR 72074, Dec. 1, 2005; and 81 FR 49896, July 29, 2016.
Sections
- § 172.5 General provisions for direct food additives.
- § 172.105 Anoxomer.
- § 172.110 BHA.
- § 172.115 BHT.
- § 172.120 Calcium disodium EDTA.
- § 172.130 Dehydroacetic acid.
- § 172.133 Dimethyl dicarbonate.
- § 172.135 Disodium EDTA.
- § 172.140 Ethoxyquin.
- § 172.145 Heptylparaben.
- § 172.150 4-Hydroxymethyl-2,6-di-tert-butylphenol.
- § 172.155 Natamycin (pimaricin).
- § 172.160 Potassium nitrate.
- § 172.165 Quaternary ammonium chloride combination.
- § 172.167 Silver nitrate and hydrogen peroxide solution.
- § 172.170 Sodium nitrate.
- § 172.175 Sodium nitrite.
- § 172.177 Sodium nitrite used in processing smoked chub.
- § 172.180 Stannous chloride.
- § 172.185 TBHQ.
- § 172.190 THBP.
- § 172.210 Coatings on fresh citrus fruit.
- § 172.215 Coumarone-indene resin.
- § 172.225 Methyl and ethyl esters of fatty acids produced from edible fats and oils.
- § 172.230 Microcapsules for flavoring substances.
- § 172.235 Morpholine.
- § 172.250 Petroleum naphtha.
- § 172.255 Polyacrylamide.
- § 172.260 Oxidized polyethylene.
- § 172.270 Sulfated butyl oleate.
- § 172.275 Synthetic paraffin and succinic derivatives.
- § 172.280 Terpene resin.
- § 172.310 Aluminum nicotinate.
- § 172.315 Nicotinamide-ascorbic acid complex.
- § 172.320 Amino acids.
- § 172.325 Bakers yeast protein.
- § 172.330 Calcium pantothenate, calcium chloride double salt.
- § 172.335 D-Pantothenamide.
- § 172.340 Fish protein isolate.
- § 172.345 Folic acid (folacin).
- § 172.350 Fumaric acid and salts of fumaric acid.
- § 172.365 Kelp.
- § 172.370 Iron-choline citrate complex.
- § 172.372 N-Acetyl-L-methionine.
- § 172.375 Potassium iodide.
- § 172.379 Vitamin D2.
- § 172.380 Vitamin D3.
- § 172.381 Vitamin D2 bakers yeast.
- § 172.382 Vitamin D2 mushroom powder.
- § 172.383 Vitamin D2 inactive bakers yeast.
- § 172.385 Whole fish protein concentrate.
- § 172.395 Xylitol.
- § 172.399 Zinc methionine sulfate.
- § 172.410 Calcium silicate.
- § 172.430 Iron ammonium citrate.
- § 172.480 Silicon dioxide.
- § 172.490 Yellow prussiate of soda.
- § 172.510 Natural flavoring substances and natural substances used in conjunction with flavors.
- § 172.515 Synthetic flavoring substances and adjuvants.
- § 172.520 Cocoa with dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate for manufacturing.
- § 172.530 Disodium guanylate.
- § 172.535 Disodium inosinate.
- § 172.540 DL-Alanine.
- § 172.560 Modified hop extract.
- § 172.575 Quinine.
- § 172.580 Safrole-free extract of sassafras.
- § 172.585 Sugar beet extract flavor base.
- § 172.590 Yeast-malt sprout extract.
- § 172.610 Arabinogalactan.
- § 172.615 Chewing gum base.
- § 172.620 Carrageenan.
- § 172.623 Carrageenan with polysorbate 80.
- § 172.626 Salts of carrageenan.
- § 172.655 Furcelleran.
- § 172.660 Salts of furcelleran.
- § 172.665 Gellan gum.
- § 172.695 Xanthan gum.
- § 172.710 Adjuvants for pesticide use dilutions.
- § 172.712 1,3-Butylene glycol.
- § 172.715 Calcium lignosulfonate.
- § 172.720 Calcium lactobionate.
- § 172.723 Epoxidized soybean oil.
- § 172.725 Gibberellic acid and its potassium salt.
- § 172.730 Potassium bromate.
- § 172.735 Glycerol ester of rosin.
- § 172.736 Glycerides and polyglycides of hydrogenated vegetable oils.
- § 172.755 Stearyl monoglyceridyl citrate.
- § 172.765 Succistearin (stearoyl propylene glycol hydrogen succinate).
- § 172.770 Ethylene oxide polymer.
- § 172.775 Methacrylic acid-divinylbenzene copolymer.
- § 172.780 Acacia (gum arabic).
- § 172.785 Listeria-specific bacteriophage preparation.
- § 172.800 Acesulfame potassium.
- § 172.802 Acetone peroxides.
- § 172.803 Advantame.
- § 172.804 Aspartame.
- § 172.806 Azodicarbonamide.
- § 172.808 Copolymer condensates of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide.
- § 172.809 Curdlan.
- § 172.810 Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate.
- § 172.811 Glyceryl tristearate.
- § 172.812 Glycine.
- § 172.814 Hydroxylated lecithin.
- § 172.816 Methyl glucoside-coconut oil ester.
- § 172.818 Oxystearin.
- § 172.820 Polyethylene glycol (mean molecular weight 200-9,500).
- § 172.822 Sodium lauryl sulfate.
- § 172.824 Sodium mono- and dimethyl naphthalene sulfonates.
- § 172.826 Sodium stearyl fumarate.
- § 172.828 Acetylated monoglycerides.
- § 172.829 Neotame.
- § 172.830 Succinylated monoglycerides.
- § 172.831 Sucralose.
- § 172.832 Monoglyceride citrate.
- § 172.833 Sucrose acetate isobutyrate (SAIB).
- § 172.834 Ethoxylated mono- and diglycerides.
- § 172.836 Polysorbate 60.
- § 172.838 Polysorbate 65.
- § 172.840 Polysorbate 80.
- § 172.841 Polydextrose.
- § 172.842 Sorbitan monostearate.
- § 172.844 Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate.
- § 172.846 Sodium stearoyl lactylate.
- § 172.848 Lactylic esters of fatty acids.
- § 172.850 Lactylated fatty acid esters of glycerol and propylene glycol.
- § 172.852 Glyceryl-lacto esters of fatty acids.
- § 172.854 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids.
- § 172.856 Propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fats and fatty acids.
- § 172.858 Propylene glycol alginate.
- § 172.859 Sucrose fatty acid esters.
- § 172.860 Fatty acids.
- § 172.861 Cocoa butter substitute from coconut oil, palm kernel oil, or both oils.
- § 172.862 Oleic acid derived from tall oil fatty acids.
- § 172.863 Salts of fatty acids.
- § 172.864 Synthetic fatty alcohols.
- § 172.866 Synthetic glycerin produced by the hydrogenolysis of carbohydrates.
- § 172.867 Olestra.
- § 172.868 Ethyl cellulose.
- § 172.869 Sucrose oligoesters.
- § 172.870 Hydroxypropyl cellulose.
- § 172.872 Methyl ethyl cellulose.
- § 172.874 Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose.
- § 172.876 Castor oil.
- § 172.878 White mineral oil.
- § 172.880 Petrolatum.
- § 172.882 Synthetic isoparaffinic petroleum hydrocarbons.
- § 172.884 Odorless light petroleum hydrocarbons.
- § 172.886 Petroleum wax.
- § 172.888 Synthetic petroleum wax.
- § 172.890 Rice bran wax.
- § 172.892 Food starch-modified.
- § 172.894 Modified cottonseed products intended for human consumption.
- § 172.896 Dried yeasts.
- § 172.898 Bakers yeast glycan.