[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR178.3530]
[Page 414]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES (CONTINUED)
PART 178 INDIRECT FOOD ADDITIVES: ADJUVANTS, PRODUCTION AIDS, AND
Subpart D Certain Adjuvants and Production Aids
Sec. 178.3530 Isoparaffinic petroleum hydrocarbons, synthetic.
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:
Boiling point 63[deg] -260 [deg]C, as determined by ASTM method D86-82,
``Standard Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products,'' which is
incorporated by reference. Copies may be obtained from the American
Society for Testing Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Dr., West Conshohocken,
Philadelphia, PA 19428-2959, or may be examined at the National Archives
and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability
of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://
www.archives.gov/federal--register/code--of--federal--regulations/ibr--
locations.html.
Ultraviolet absorbance:
260-319 millimicrons--1.5 maximum.
320-329 millimicrons--0.08 maximum.
330-350 millimicrons--0.05 maximum.
Nonvolatile residue 0.002 gram per 100 milliliters maximum.
Synthetic isoparaffinic petroleum hydrocarbons containing antioxidants
shall meet the specified ultraviolet absorbance limits after correction
for any absorbance due to the antioxidants. The ultraviolet absorbance
shall be determined by the procedure described for application to
mineral oil under ``Specifications'' on page 66 of the ``Journal of the
Association of Official Agricultural Chemists,'' Vol. 45 (February
1962), which is incorporated by reference, disregarding the last
sentence of that procedure. For hydrocarbons boiling below 121 [deg]C,
the nonvolatile residue shall be determined by ASTM method D1353-78,
``Standard Test Method for Nonvolatile Matter in Volatile Solvents for
Use in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer, and Related Products;'' for those
boiling above 121 [deg]C, ASTM procedure D381-80, ``Standard Test Method
for Existent Gum in Fuels by Jet Evaporation,'' which are incorporated
by reference. Copies may be obtained from the American Society for
Testing Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Dr., West Conshohocken, Philadelphia,
PA 19428-2959, or may be examined at the National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this
material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/
federal--register/code--of--federal--regulations/ibr--locations.html.
(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.
[42 FR 14609, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 47 FR 11847, Mar. 19, 1982;
49 FR 10112, Mar. 19, 1984]
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