---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 173.360"
title: "21"
number: "173.360"
heading: "Octafluorocyclobutane."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/173.360"
---

# §173.360. Octafluorocyclobutane.


The food additive octafluorocyclo-butane may be safely used as a propellant and aerating agent in foamed or sprayed food products in accordance with the following conditions:

- (a) **The food additive meets the following specifications—**
- (b) **The additive is used or intended for use alone or with one or more of the following substances—** Carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and propane, as a propellant and aerating agent for foamed or sprayed food products, except for those standardized foods that do not provide for such use.
- (c) **To assure safe use of the additive—**
  - (1) The label of the food additive container shall bear, in addition to the other information required by the act, the following:
    - (i) **The name of the additive, octafluorocyclobutane.**
    - (ii) **The percentage of the additive present in the case of a mixture.**
    - (iii) **The designation “food grade”.**
  - (2) The label or labeling of the food additive container shall bear adequate directions for use.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 14526, Mar. 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted.