21 CFR § 173.230 - Ethylene dichloride.

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title: "21 CFR § 173.230 - Ethylene dichloride."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "173.230"
section_name: "Ethylene dichloride."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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part_name: "SECONDARY DIRECT FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED IN FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 14526, Mar. 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
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# 173.230 Ethylene dichloride.

A tolerance of 30 parts per million is established for ethylene dichloride in spice oleoresins when present therein as a residue from the extraction of spice; *Provided, however,* That if residues of other chlorinated solvents are also present the total of all residues of such solvents shall not exceed 30 parts per million.