Azodicarbonamide
For Azodicarbonamide, jurisdiction is US FDA (21 CFR 172–178); status is permitted; citation is 21 CFR 172.806; use conditions is in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: ( a ) It is used or intended for use: ( 1 ) As an aging and bleaching ingredient in cereal flour in an amount not to exceed 2, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- Additive
- Azodicarbonamide verified
- Jurisdiction
- US FDA (21 CFR 172–178) our reading
- Status
- permitted our reading
- Citation
- 21 CFR 172.806 our reading
- Use conditions
- in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: ( a ) It is used or intended for use: ( 1 ) As an aging and bleaching ingredient in cereal flour in an amount not to exceed 2. verified
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What the source says
§ 172.806 Azodicarbonamide. The food additive azodicarbonamide may be safely used in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: ( a ) It is used or intended for use: ( 1 ) As an aging and bleaching ingredient in cereal flour in an amount not to exceed 2.05 grams per 100 pounds of flour (0.0045 percent; 45 parts per million).
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172