Ethyl cellulose · US FDA (21 CFR 172–178)
For Ethyl cellulose, jurisdiction is US FDA (21 CFR 172–178); status is permitted; citation is 21 CFR 172.868; use conditions is in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: (a) The food additive is a cellulose ether containing ethoxy (OC2H5) groups attached by an ether linkage and containing on an anhydrous basis not more than 2, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- Additive
- Ethyl cellulose verified
- Jurisdiction
- US FDA (21 CFR 172–178) our reading
- Status
- permitted our reading
- Citation
- 21 CFR 172.868 our reading
- Use conditions
- in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: (a) The food additive is a cellulose ether containing ethoxy (OC2H5) groups attached by an ether linkage and containing on an anhydrous basis not more than 2. verified
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What the source says
§ 172.868 Ethyl cellulose. The food additive ethyl cellulose may be safely used in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: (a) The food additive is a cellulose ether containing ethoxy (OC2H5) groups attached by an ether linkage and containing on an anhydrous basis not more than 2.6 ethoxy groups per anhydroglucose unit.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172