---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 177.1200"
title: "21"
number: "177.1200"
heading: "Cellophane."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/177.1200"
---

# §177.1200. Cellophane.


Cellophane may be safely used for packaging food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:

- (a) Cellophane consists of a base sheet made from regenerated cellulose to which have been added certain optional substances of a grade of purity suitable for use in food packaging as constituents of the base sheet or as coatings applied to impart desired technological properties.
- (b) Subject to any limitations prescribed in this part, the optional substances used in the base sheet and coating may include:
  - (1) **Substances generally recognized as safe in food.**
  - (2) Substances for which prior approval or sanctions permit their use in cellophane, under conditions specified in such sanctions and substances listed in [§ 181.22](/cfr/21/181.22.md) of this chapter.
  - (3) Substances that by any regulation promulgated under [section 409](/cfr/21/409.md) of the act may be safely used as components of cellophane.
  - (4) **Substances named in this section and further identified as required.**
- (c) **List of substances—**
- (d) Any optional component listed in this section covered by a specific food additive regulation must meet any specifications in that regulation.
- (e) Acrylonitrile copolymers identified in this section shall comply with the provisions of [§ 180.22](/cfr/21/180.22.md) of this chapter.

## Notes

### Amendments

[42 FR 14572, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 47 FR 11842, Mar. 19, 1982; 64 FR 57978, Oct. 28, 1999; 87 FR 31089, May 20, 2022]

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: 42 FR 14572, Mar. 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[42 FR 14572, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 47 FR 11842, Mar. 19, 1982; 64 FR 57978, Oct. 28, 1999; 87 FR 31089, May 20, 2022]