Petroleum naphtha · US FDA (21 CFR 172–178)
For Petroleum naphtha, jurisdiction is US FDA (21 CFR 172–178); status is permitted; citation is 21 CFR 172.250; use conditions is in food in accordance with the following conditions: ( a ) The additive is a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons, essentially paraffinic and naphthenic in nature obtained from petroleum, ( b ) The additive is refined to meet the following specifications when subjected to the procedures described i, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- Additive
- Petroleum naphtha verified
- Jurisdiction
- US FDA (21 CFR 172–178) our reading
- Status
- permitted our reading
- Citation
- 21 CFR 172.250 our reading
- Use conditions
- in food in accordance with the following conditions: ( a ) The additive is a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons, essentially paraffinic and naphthenic in nature obtained from petroleum, ( b ) The additive is refined to meet the following specifications when subjected to the procedures described i...
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What the source says
§ 172.250 Petroleum naphtha. Petroleum naphtha may be safely used in food in accordance with the following conditions: (a) The additive is a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons, essentially paraffinic and naphthenic in nature obtained from petroleum, (b) The additive is refined to meet the following specifications when subjected to the procedures described in this paragraph.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172