21 CFR 178.3530
§ 178.3530 Isoparaffinic petroleum hydrocarbons, synthetic.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 178.3530, § 178.3530 Isoparaffinic petroleum hydrocarbons, synthetic, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/85307
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Isoparaffinic petroleum hydrocarbons, synthetic, may be safely used in the production of nonfood articles intended for use in producing, manufacturing, packing, processing, preparing, treating, packaging, transporting, or holding food, subject to the provisions of this section.
(a) The isoparaffinic petroleum hydrocarbons, produced by synthesis from petroleum gases consist of a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons meeting the following specifications:
Ultraviolet absorbance:
(b) Isoparaffinic petroleum hydrocarbons may contain antioxidants authorized for use in food in an amount not to exceed that reasonably required to accomplish the intended technical effect.
(c) Isoparaffinic petroleum hydrocarbons are used in the production of nonfood articles. The quantity used shall not exceed the amount reasonably required to accomplish the intended technical effect, and the residual remaining in the finished article shall be the minimum amount reasonably attainable.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.