What does 21 CFR part 175 cover?

21 CFR part 175 is Indirect Food Additives: Adhesives and Components of Coatings. It runs to 14 sections across 2 subparts and sits in subchapter B of chapter I, Food for Human Consumption.

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21 CFR Part 175: Indirect Food Additives: Adhesives and Components of Coatings

Part 175 of title 21 runs to 14 sections across 2 subparts, and sits in subchapter B, Food for Human Consumption. Every section is reproduced in full and is current to 2026-09-10.

Sections: 14
Subparts: 2
Words of regulation: 8,383
Current to: 2026-09-10

Subpart B: Substances for Use Only as Components of Adhesives

Subpart C: Substances for Use as Components of Coatings

Read 21 CFR part 175 at the eCFR · All of 21 CFR for food safety

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What does 21 CFR part 175 cover?: 21 CFR part 175 is Indirect Food Additives: Adhesives and Components of Coatings. It runs to 14 sections across 2 subparts and sits in subchapter B of chapter I, Food for Human Consumption.

Every section of part 175 is a clause somebody has to produce evidence for at their next audit. Krolda maps supplier documents to the clause they satisfy in FSSC 22000, IFS Food and 21 CFR 117, and routes the corrective action when the evidence is missing.

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Recall records come from the openFDA food enforcement API, published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the public domain. Krolda adds the hazard classification and the clause mapping; neither is an FDA determination. Always check the FDA notice before acting on a recall.