Food and Drug Administration, HHS § 173.115

of additive solids per million parts of (c) The additive is used or intended sugar solids. for use as follows: [50 FR 29209, July 18, 1985] (1) As an emulsifier in polymer dis- persions that are used in the clarifica- § 173.73 Sodium polyacrylate. tion of cane or beet sugar juice or liq- Sodium polyacrylate (CAS Reg. No. uor in an amount not to exceed 7.5 per- 9003–04–7) may be safely used in food in cent by weight in the final polymer dis- accordance with the following pre- persion. scribed conditions: (2) The additive is used in an amount (a) The additive is produced by the not to exceed 0.70 part per million in polymerization of acrylic acid and sub- sugar juice and 1.4 parts per million in sequent hydrolysis of the polyacrylic sugar liquor. acid with an aqueous sodium hydroxide [51 FR 11720, Apr. 7, 1986] solution. As determined by a method entitled ‘‘Determination of Weight Av- erage and Number Average Molecular Subpart B—Enzyme Preparations Weight of Sodium Polyacrylate,’’ and Microorganisms which is incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a), the ad- § 173.110 Amyloglucosidase derived from Rhizopus niveus. ditive has— (1) A weight average molecular Amyloglucosidase enzyme product, weight of 2,000 to 2,300; and consisting of enzyme derived from (2) A weight average molecular Rhizopus niveus, and diatomaceous sili- weight to number average molecular ca as a carrier, may be safely used in weight ratio of not more than 1.3. Cop- food in accordance with the following ies of the method are available from conditions: the Center for Food Safety and Applied (a) Rhizopus niveus is classified as fol- Nutrition (HFS–200), Food and Drug lows: Class, Phycomycetes; order, Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Mucorales; family, Mucoraceae; genus, Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, or Rhizopus; species, niveus. available for inspection at the National (b) The strain of Rhizopus niveus is Archives and Records Administration nonpathogenic and nontoxic in man or (NARA). For information on the avail- other animals. ability of this material at NARA, call (c) The enzyme is produced by a proc- 202–741–6030, or go to: http:// ess which completely removes the or- www.archives.gov/federallregister/ ganism Rhizopus niveus from the codeloflfederallregulations/ amyloglucosidase. ibrllocations.html. (d) The additive is used or intended (b) The additive is used to control for use for degrading gelatinized starch mineral scale during the evaporation of into constituent sugars, in the produc- beet sugar juice or cane sugar juice in tion of distilled spirits and vinegar. the production of sugar in an amount (e) The additive is used at a level not not to exceed 3.6 parts per million by to exceed 0.1 percent by weight of the weight of the raw juice. gelatinized starch. [53 FR 39456, Oct. 7, 1988; 53 FR 49823, Dec. 9, 1988] § 173.115 Alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase (α-ALDC) enzyme § 173.75 Sorbitan monooleate. preparation derived from a recom- binant Bacillus subtilis. Sorbitan monooleate may be safely used in accordance with the following The food additive alpha-acetolactate prescribed conditions: decarboxylase (a-ALDC) enzyme prepa- (a) The additive is produced by the ration, may be safely used in accord- esterification of sorbitol with commer- ance with the following conditions: cial oleic acid. (a) The food additive is the enzyme (b) It meets the following specifica- preparation derived from a modified tions: Bacillus subtilis strain that contains the (1) Saponification number, 145–160. gene coding for a-ALDC from Bacillus (2) Hydroxyl number, 193–210. brevis.

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