[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR182.3798]
[Page 458]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES (CONTINUED)
PART 182--SUBSTANCES GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS SAFE--Table of Contents
Subpart D--Chemical Preservatives
Sec. 182.3798 Sodium sulfite.
(a) Product. Sodium sulfite.
(b) [Reserved]
(c) Limitations, restrictions, or explanation. This substance is
generally recognized as safe when used in accordance with good
manufacturing practice, except that it is not used in meats; in food
recognized as a source of vitamin B1; on fruits or vegetables
intended to be served raw to consumers or sold raw to consumers, or to
be presented to consumers as fresh.
[42 FR 14640, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 51 FR 25026, July 9, 1986; 55
FR 9833, Mar. 15, 1990; 59 FR 65939, Dec. 22, 1994]