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WHY GLYCERIN USP? FOR FOODS DRUGS COSMETICS TOILETRIES PERSONAL CARE The purpose of these web pages is to provide information, in a convenient Q&A format, about glycerin USP and the comparable food grade glycerin. Glycerin USP and food grade glycerin meet the requirements mandated by U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) regulations for use in foods, drugs, medical devices and certain other products requiring ingredients of the highest purity.    Link to this brochure in PDF format WHAT IS GLYCERIN? WHAT DOES USP MEAN? WHAT ABOUT THE FCC? WHAT KINDS OF PRODUCTS DOES FDA REGULATE? WHAT DIFFERENTIATES USP AND FOOD GRADE GLYCERIN FROM TECHNICAL GRADE GLYCERIN? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE KEY PRACTICES THAT MUST BE FOLLOWED TO ASSURE THAT GLYCERIN WILL MEET USP AND FCC REQUIREMENTS? WHAT IS GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES? WHAT DOES GMP SAY ABOUT THE MANUFACTURING FACILITIES? HOW DOES GMP REGULATE SHIPPING AND WAREHOUSING OF GLYCERIN USP? IS THERE AN ALTERNATIVE TO USP AND FCC GRADE GLYCERIN? WHAT IS THE OPTIMUM CHOICE?