[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR178.3700]
[Page 427]
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
SANITIZERS--Table of Contents
Subpart D_Certain Adjuvants and Production Aids
Sec. 178.3700 Petrolatum.
Petrolatum may be safety used as a component of nonfood articles in
contact with food, in accordance with the following conditions:
(a) Petrolatum complies with the specifications set forth in the
United States Pharmacopeia XX (1980) for white petrolatum or in the
National Formulary XV (1980) for yellow petrolatum.
(b) Petrolatum meets the following ultraviolet absorbance limits
when subjected to the analytical procedure described in Sec. 172.886(b)
of this chapter:
Ultraviolet absorbance per centimeter pathlength:
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Millimicrons Maximum
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280 to 289.................................................. 0.25
290 to 299.................................................. .20
300 to 359.................................................. .14
360 to 400.................................................. .04
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(c) It is used or intended for use as a protective coating of the
surfaces of metal or wood tanks used in fermentation process, in an
amount not in excess of that required to produce its intended effect.
(d) Petrolatum as defined by this section may be used for the
functions described and within the limitations prescribed by specific
regulations in parts 175, 176, 177, and 178 of this chapter which
prescribe uses of petrolatum. For the purpose of cross-reference, such
specific regulations include: Sec. Sec. 175.105, 175.125, 175.300,
176.170, 176.200, 176.210, 177.2600, 177.2800, and 178.3570 of this
chapter.
(e) Petrolatum may contain any antioxidant permitted in food by
regulations issued pursuant to section 409 of the act, in an amount not
greater than that required to produce its intended effect.
[42 FR 14609, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 49 FR 10113, Mar. 19, 1984;
55 FR 12172, Apr. 2, 1990]
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