---
kind: "unit"
title: "21"
title_heading: "Food and Drugs"
key: "chI/subchB/part186"
level: "part"
label: "Part 186"
heading: "Indirect Food Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/chI-subchB-part186"
sections_count: 16
---

# Part 186 — Indirect Food Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe

Title 21 C.F.R. — Food and Drugs › Chapter I — Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services › Subchapter B — Food for Human Consumption

## Contents

- [Subpart A — General Provisions](/cfr/21/chI-subchB-part186-subpartA.md)
- [Subpart B — Listing of Specific Substances Affirmed as GRAS](/cfr/21/chI-subchB-part186-subpartB.md)