Substances Added to Food (formerly EAFUS)
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CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE
| CAS Reg. No. (or other ID)*: | 9000-11-7 |
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| Substance*: | CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE |
| Other Names: |
♦ CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE ♦ CELLULOSE, CARBOXYMETHYL ETHER ♦ CARBOXY METHYLCELLULOSE ETHER ♦ CELLULOSE, CROSS-LINKED, ALKYLATED WITH EPICHLOROHYDRIN AND PROPYLENE OXIDE, CARBOXYMETHYLATED ♦ GLYCOLIC ACID CELLULOSE ETHER |
| Used for*† (Technical Effect): |
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT |
| Food additive and GRAS regulations (21 CFR Parts 170-186)*: |
175.105 175.300 182.70 |
| FEMA No.*: | 2239 |
| FEMA GRAS Publication No(s).*: | 3 |
| Select Committee on GRAS Substances (SCOGS): | See report SCOGS no. 25 |
*Definitions
- CAS Reg. No. (or other ID): Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) Registry Number® for the substance or a numerical code assigned by HFP to those substances that do not have a CAS Registry Number (977nnn-nn-n series).
- Substance: The name of the ingredient as recognized by HFP.
- Used for† (Technical Effect): The physical or technical effect(s) the substance has in or on food; see 21 CFR 170.3(o) for definitions.
- 21 CFR: Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
- FEMA No.: The trade association, Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA), has established expert panels to evaluate and make independent determinations on the GRAS status of flavoring substances. The FEMA number is provided here as a reference to FEMA’s GRAS assessments.
- The GRAS Pub. No. is the FEMA GRAS™ publication number.
- NLFG is no longer FEMA GRAS™.
- For more information about FEMA GRAS, see About the FEMA GRAS™ Program <> .
- JECFA: The Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) is an international expert scientific committee that is administered jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). See JECFA Specifications for Flavourings <>
†Color Additives
- For a substance to be used as a color additive in the US, it must be authorized by a regulation in 21 CFR Part 73, 74, or 82.
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