---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 178.3280"
title: "21"
number: "178.3280"
heading: "Castor oil, hydrogenated."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/178.3280"
---

# §178.3280. Castor oil, hydrogenated.


Hydrogenated castor oil may be safely used in the manufacture of articles or components of articles intended for use in contact with food subject to the provisions of this section.

- (a) The quantity used shall not exceed the amount reasonably required to accomplish the intended technical effect.
- (b) **The additive is used as follows—**

## Notes

### Amendments

[42 FR 14609, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 55 FR 8914, Mar. 9, 1990]

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: 42 FR 14609, Mar. 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[42 FR 14609, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 55 FR 8914, Mar. 9, 1990]