---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 178.3300"
title: "21"
number: "178.3300"
heading: "Corrosion inhibitors used for steel or tinplate."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/178.3300"
---

# §178.3300. Corrosion inhibitors used for steel or tinplate.


Corrosion inhibitors may be safely used for steel or tinplate intended for use in, or to be fabricated as, food containers or food-processing or handling equipment, subject to the provisions of this section.

- (a) The corrosion inhibitors are prepared from substances identified in this section and used subject to the limitations prescribed.
- (b) The following corrosion inhibitors or adjuvants are used in amounts not to exceed those reasonably required to accomplish the intended physical or technical effect:
  - (1) Corrosion inhibitors (active ingredients) used in packaging materials for the packaging of steel or tinplate or articles fabricated therefrom:
  - (2) **Adjuvants employed in the application and use of corrosion inhibitors—**

## Notes

### Authority

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

### Source

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