Chemicals may be safely used to wash or to assist in the peeling of fruits and vegetables in accordance with the following conditions:
(a) The chemicals consist of one or more of the following:
(1) Substances generally recognized as safe in food or covered by prior sanctions for use in washing fruits and vegetables.
(2) Substances identified in this subparagraph and subject to such limitations as are provided: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Substances Limitations------------------------------------------------------------------------A mixture of alkylene oxide adducts of May be used at a level not to
alkyl alcohols and phosphate esters of exceed 0.2 percent in lye-
alkylene oxide adducts of alkyl peeling solution to assist in
alcohols consisting of: [alpha]-alkyl the lye peeling of fruit and
(C12-C18)-omega-hydroxy-poly vegetables.
(oxyethylene) (7.5-8.5 moles)/poly
(oxypropylene) block copolymer having
an average molecular weight of 810;
[alpha]-alkyl (C12-C18)-omega-hydroxy-
poly (oxyethylene) (3.3-3.7 moles)
polymer having an average molecular
weight of 380, and subsequently
esterified with 1.25 moles phosphoric
anhydride; and [alpha]-alkyl (C10-C12)-
omega-hydroxypoly (oxyethylene) (11.9-
12.9 moles)/poly (oxypropylene)
copolymer, having an average molecular
weight of 810, and subsequently
esterified with 1.25 moles phosphoric
anhydride.Aliphatic acid mixture consisting of May be used at a level not to
valeric, caproic, enanthic, caprylic, exceed 1 percent in lye
and pelargonic acids. peeling solution to assist in
the lye peeling of fruits and
vegetables.
Polyacrylamide......................... Not to exceed 10 parts per
million in wash water.
Contains not more than 0.2
percent acrylamide monomer.
May be used in the washing of
fruits and vegetables.Potassium bromide...................... May be used in the washing or
to assist in the lye peeling
of fruits and vegetables.Sodium n-alkylbenzene-sulfonate (alkyl Not to exceed 0.2 percent in
group predominantly C12 and C13 and wash water. May be used in
not less than 95 percent C10 to C16). washing or to assist in the
lye peeling of fruits and
vegetables.Sodium dodecylbenzene-sulfonate (alkyl Do.
group predominantly C12 and not less
than 95% C10 to C16).Sodium 2 ethyl-hexyl sulfate........... Do.Sodium hypochlorite.................... May be used in the washing or
to assist in the lye peeling
of fruits and vegetables.Sodium mono- and dimethyl naphthalene Not to exceed 0.2 percent in
sulfonates (mol. wt. 245-260). wash water. May be used in the
washing or to assist in the
lye peeling of fruits and
vegetables.------------------------------------------------------------------------
(3) Sodium mono- and dimethyl naphthalene sulfonates (mol. wt. 245-260) may be used in the steam/scald vacuum peeling of tomatoes at a level not to exceed 0.2 percent in the condensate or scald water.
(4) Substances identified in this paragraph (a)(4) for use in flume water for washing sugar beets prior to the slicing operation and subject to the limitations as are provided for the level of the substances in the flume water: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Substance Limitations------------------------------------------------------------------------[alpha]-Alkyl-omega-hydroxypoly- Not to exceed 3 ppm.
(oxyethylene) produced by condensation of
1 mole of C11-C486315 straight chain
randomly substituted secondary alcohols
with an average of 9 moles of ethylene
oxide.Linear undecylbenzenesulfonic acid........ Do.Dialkanolamide produced by condensing 1 Not to exceed 2 ppm.
mole of methyl laurate with 1.05 moles of
diethanolamine.Triethanolamine........................... Do.Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether........... Not to exceed 1 ppm.Oleic acid conforming with Sec. 172.860 Do.
of this chapter.Tetrapotassium pyrophosphate.............. Not to exceed 0.3 ppm.Monoethanolamine.......................... Do.Ethylene dichloride....................... Not to exceed 0.2 ppm.Tetrasodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate... Not to exceed 0.1 ppm.------------------------------------------------------------------------
(5) Substances identified in this paragraph (a)(5) for use on fruits and vegetables that are not raw agricultural commodities and subject to the limitations provided: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Substances Limitations------------------------------------------------------------------------Hydrogen peroxide........................ Used in combination with
acetic acid to form
peroxyacetic acid. Not to
exceed 59 ppm in wash water.1-Hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid May be used only with
peroxyacetic acid. Not to
exceed 4.8 ppm in wash
water.Peroxyacetic acid........................ Prepared by reacting acetic
acid with hydrogen peroxide.
Not to exceed 80 ppm in wash
water.------------------------------------------------------------------------
(b) The chemicals are used in amounts not in excess of the minimum required to accomplish their intended effect.
(c) The use of the chemicals listed under paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(4) is followed by rinsing with potable water to remove, to the extent possible, residues of the chemicals.
(d) To assure safe use of the additive:
(1) The label and labeling of the additive container shall bear, in addition to the other information required by the act, the name of the additive or a statement of its composition.
(2) The label or labeling of the additive container shall bear adequate use directions to assure use in compliance with all provisions of this section. [42 FR 14526, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 42 FR 29856, June 10, 1977; 42 FR 32229, June 24, 1977; 43 FR 54926, Nov. 24, 1978; 61 FR 46376, 46377, Sept. 3, 1996; 63 FR 7069, Feb. 12, 1998; 64 FR 38564, July 19, 1999]