21 CFR 178.3650
§ 178.3650 Odorless light petroleum hydrocarbons.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 178.3650, § 178.3650 Odorless light petroleum hydrocarbons, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/85312
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Odorless light petroleum hydrocarbons may be safely used, as a component of nonfood articles intended for use in contact with food, in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:
(a) The additive is a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons derived from petroleum or synthesized from petroleum gases. The additive is chiefly paraffinic, isoparaffinic, or naphthenic in nature.
(b) The additive meets the following specifications:
(1) Odor is faint and not kerosenic.
(2) Initial boiling point is 300 °F minimum.
(3) Final boiling point is 650 °F maximum.
(4) Ultraviolet absorbance limits determined by method specified in § 178.3620(b)(1)(ii), as follows:
(c) The additive is used as follows:
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.