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title: "21 CFR §582.1480"

source: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-582.1480"

title_number: "21"

volume_number: "6"

chapter_number: "Unknown"

subchapter_code: "E"

subchapter_subject: "ANIMAL DRUGS, FEEDS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS"

part_code: "582"

part_subject: "SUBSTANCES GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS SAFE"

subpart_code: "B"

subpart_subject: "General Purpose Food Additives"

section_number: "582.1480"

section_subject: "Methylcellulose."

cfr_reference: "21 CFR 582.1480"

title_name: "Title 21"

title_subject: "Food and Drugs"

parts_covered: "Parts 500 to 599"

revised_date: "Revised as of April 1, 2019"

publication_date: "As of April 1, 2019"

contains_description: "Containing a codification of documents of general applicability and future effect"

publication_info: "Published by the Office of the Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration as a Special Edition of the Federal Register"

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(a)Product. U.S.P. methylcellulose, except that the methoxy content shall not be less than 27.5 percent and not more than 31.5 percent on a dry-weight basis.

(b)Conditions of use. This substance is generally recognized as safe when used in accordance with good manufacturing or feeding practice.

§582.1480 - Methylcellulose.