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| | FDA/CFSAN: Agency Response Letter: GRAS Notice No. GRN 000121 |
 | | The notice informs FDA of the view of Ingredients Solutions that xanthan gum purified by recovery with ethanol is GRAS, through scientific procedures, for use as an emulsifier, flavor enhancer, formulation aid, humectant, stabilizer and thickener, synergist, and texturizer in food in general at a level determined by good manufacturing practice. |
 | | Ingredients Solutions notes that xanthan gum is approved as a food additive for use as a stabilizer, emulsifier, thickener, suspending agent, bodying agent, and foam enhancer in foods (21 CFR 172.695). |
 | | In order for xanthan gum (ethanol precipitate) to comply with 21 CFR 172.695, that food additive regulation would have to be amended to include purification of xanthan gum by recovery with ethyl alcohol. |
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