---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 172.852"
title: "21"
number: "172.852"
heading: "Glyceryl-lacto esters of fatty acids."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/172.852"
---

# §172.852. Glyceryl-lacto esters of fatty acids.


Glyceryl-lacto esters of fatty acids (the lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides) may be safely used in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:

- (a) They are manufactured from glycerin, lactic acid, and fatty acids conforming with [§ 172.860](/cfr/21/172.860.md) and/or oleic acid derived from tall oil fatty acids conforming with [§ 172.862](/cfr/21/172.862.md) and/or edible fats and oils.
- (b) They are used in amounts not in excess of those reasonably required to accomplish their intended physical or technical effect as emulsifiers and plasticizers in food.

## Notes

### Authority

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

### Source

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