Odorless light petroleum hydrocarbons
For Odorless light petroleum hydrocarbons, jurisdiction is US FDA (21 CFR 172–178); status is permitted; citation is 21 CFR 172.884; use conditions is in 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, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- Additive
- Odorless light petroleum hydrocarbons verified
- Jurisdiction
- US FDA (21 CFR 172–178) our reading
- Status
- permitted our reading
- Citation
- 21 CFR 172.884 our reading
- Use conditions
- in 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. verified
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What the source says
§ 172.884 Odorless light petroleum hydrocarbons. Odorless light petroleum hydrocarbons may be safely used in 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.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172