21 C.F.R. § 178.3280   Castor oil, hydrogenated.


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Title 21: Food and Drugs
PART 178—INDIRECT FOOD ADDITIVES: ADJUVANTS, PRODUCTION AIDS, AND SANITIZERS
Subpart D—Certain Adjuvants and Production Aids

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§ 178.3280   Castor oil, hydrogenated.

Hydrogenated castor oil may be safely used in the manufacture of articles or components of articles intended for use in contact with food subject to the provisions of this section.

(a) The quantity used shall not exceed the amount reasonably required to accomplish the intended technical effect.

(b) The additive is used as follows:

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------                  Use                              Limitations------------------------------------------------------------------------1. As a lubricant for vinyl chloride     For use only at levels not to polymers used in the manufacture of      exceed 4 pct by weight of articles or components of articles       vinyl chloride polymers. authorized for food-contact use.2. As a component of cellophane........  Complying with § 177.1200                                          of this chapter.3. As a component of resinous and        Complying with § 175.300 polymeric coatings.                      of this chapter.4. As a component of paper and           Complying with § 176.170 paperboard in contact with aqueous and   of this chapter. fatty food.5. As a component of closures with       Complying with § 177.1210 sealing gaskets for food containers.     of this chapter.6. As a component of cross-linked        Complying with § 177.2420 polyester resins.                        of this chapter.7. As a component of olefin polymers     For use only at levels not to complying with § 177.1520 of this   exceed 2 percent by weight of chapter.                                 the polymer.------------------------------------------------------------------------

[42 FR 14609, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 55 FR 8914, Mar. 9, 1990]

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