---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 182.1480"
title: "21"
number: "182.1480"
heading: "Methylcellulose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/182.1480"
---

# §182.1480. Methylcellulose.

- (a) **Product.** U.S.P. methylcellulose, except that the methoxy content shall not be less than 27.5 percent and not more than 31.5 percent on a dry-weight basis.
- (b) **Conditions of use.** This substance is generally recognized as safe when used in accordance with good manufacturing practice.

## Notes

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: 42 FR 14640, Mar. 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted.