---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 172.856"
title: "21"
number: "172.856"
heading: "Propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fats and fatty acids."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/172.856"
---

# §172.856. Propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fats and fatty acids.


Propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fats and fatty acids may be safely used in food, subject to the following prescribed conditions:

- (a) They are produced from edible fats and/or fatty acids in compliance with [§ 172.860](/cfr/21/172.860.md) and/or oleic acid derived from tall oil fatty acids in compliance with [§ 172.862](/cfr/21/172.862.md).
- (b) They are used in food in amounts not in excess of that reasonably required to produce their intended effect.

## Notes

### Authority

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

### Source

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