[Title 21 CFR 184.1751]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - April 1, 1996 Edition]
[Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS]
[Chapter I - FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED)]
[Subchapter B - FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION]
[Part 184 - DIRECT FOOD SUBSTANCES AFFIRMED AS GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS SAFE]
[Subpart B - Listing of Specific Substances Affirmed as GRAS]
[Sec. 184.1751 - Sodium citrate.]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




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  Sec. 184.1751
  
    FOOD AND DRUGS
    FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED)
    FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
    DIRECT FOOD SUBSTANCES AFFIRMED AS GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS SAFE
    Listing of Specific Substances Affirmed as GRAS
  


Sec. 184.1751  Sodium citrate.

    (a) Sodium citrate (C6H5Na3O7 .2H2O, 
CAS Reg. No. 68-04-2) is the sodium salt of citric acid. It is prepared 
by neutralizing citric acid with sodium

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hydroxide or sodium carbonate. The product occurs as colorless crystals 
or a white crystalline powder. It may be prepared in an anhydrous state 
or may contain two moles of water per mole of sodium citrate.
    (b) The ingredient meets the specifications of the Food Chemicals 
Codex, 3d ed. (1981), pp. 283-284, which is incorporated by reference in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Copies are available 
from the National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 
DC 20418, and the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-
200), 200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, or may be examined at the 
Office of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol St. NW., suite 700, 
Washington, DC.
    (c) In accordance with Sec. 184.1(b)(1), the ingredient is used in 
food with no limitation other than current good manufacturing practice.
    (d) Prior sanctions for this ingredient different from the uses 
established in this section, or different from those set forth in part 
181 of this chapter, do not exist or have been waived.

[59 FR 63896, Dec. 12, 1994]