---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 178.3650"
title: "21"
number: "178.3650"
heading: "Odorless light petroleum hydrocarbons."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/178.3650"
---

# §178.3650. Odorless light petroleum hydrocarbons.


Odorless light petroleum hydrocarbons may be safely used, as a component of nonfood articles intended for use in contact with food, in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:

- (a) The additive is a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons derived from petroleum or synthesized from petroleum gases. The additive is chiefly paraffinic, isoparaffinic, or naphthenic in nature.
- (b) **The additive meets the following specifications—**
  - (1) **Odor is faint and not kerosenic.**
  - (2) **Initial boiling point is 300 °F minimum.**
  - (3) **Final boiling point is 650 °F maximum.**
  - (4) Ultraviolet absorbance limits determined by method specified in [§ 178.3620(b)(1)(ii)](/cfr/21/178.3620.md?p=b-1-ii), as follows:
- (c) **The additive is used as follows—**

## Notes

### Authority

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

### Source

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