---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 172.876"
title: "21"
number: "172.876"
heading: "Castor oil."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/172.876"
---

# §172.876. Castor oil.


The food additive castor oil may be safely used in accordance with the following conditions:

- (a) **The additive meets the specifications of the United States Pharmacopeia XX (1980).**
- (b) **The additive is used or intended for use as follows—**

## Notes

### Amendments

[42 FR 14491, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 49 FR 10105, Mar. 19, 1984]

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 341, 342, 348, 371, 379e.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 14491, Mar. 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[42 FR 14491, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 49 FR 10105, Mar. 19, 1984]