---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 172.165"
title: "21"
number: "172.165"
heading: "Quaternary ammonium chloride combination."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/172.165"
---

# §172.165. Quaternary ammonium chloride combination.


The food additive, quaternary ammonium chloride combination, may be safely used in food in accordance with the following conditions:

- (a) **The additive contains the following compounds—** n-dodecyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride (CAS Reg. No. 139-07-1); n-dodecyl dimethyl ethylbenzyl ammonium chloride (CAS Reg. No. 27479-28-3); n-hexadecyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride (CAS Reg. No. 122-18-9); n-octadecyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride (CAS Reg. No. 122-19-0); n-tetradecyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride (CAS Reg. No. 139-08-2); n-tetradecyl dimethyl ethylbenzyl ammonium chloride (CAS Reg. No. 27479-29-4).
- (b) **The additive meets the following specifications—** pH (5 percent active solution) 7.0-8.0; total amines, maximum 1 percent as combined free amines and amine hydrochlorides.
- (c) The additive is used as an antimicrobial agent, as defined in [§ 170.3(o)(2)](/cfr/21/170.3.md?p=o-2) of this chapter, in raw sugar cane juice. It is added prior to clarification when further processing of the sugar cane juice must be delayed.
- (d) The additive is applied to the sugar juice in the following quantities, based on the weight of the raw cane:

## Notes

### Amendments

[50 FR 3890, Jan. 29, 1985]

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 341, 342, 348, 371, 379e.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 14491, Mar. 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[50 FR 3890, Jan. 29, 1985]