---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 173.130"
title: "21"
number: "173.130"
heading: "Carbohydrase derived from Rhizopus oryzae."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/173.130"
---

# §173.130. Carbohydrase derived from Rhizopus oryzae.


Carbohydrase from Rhizopus oryzae may be safely used in the production of dextrose from starch in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:

- (a) **Rhizopus oryzae—** is classified as follows: Class, Phycomycetes; order, Mucorales; family, Mucoraceae; genus, Rhizopus; species, Rhizopus oryzae.
- (b) **The strain of <I>Rhizopus oryzae</I> is nonpathogenic and nontoxic.**
- (c) The carbohydrase is produced under controlled conditions to maintain nonpathogenicity and nontoxicity, including the absence of aflatoxin.
- (d) The carbohydrase is produced by a process which completely removes the organism Rhizopus oryzae from the carbohydrase product.
- (e) The carbohydrase is maintained under refrigeration from production to use and is labeled to include the necessity of refrigerated storage.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 14526, Mar. 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted.