21 CFR § 700.23 - Chlorofluorocarbon propellants.

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title: "21 CFR § 700.23 - Chlorofluorocarbon propellants."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "700.23"
section_name: "Chlorofluorocarbon propellants."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "COSMETICS"
part_number: "700"
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regulatory_source: "39 FR 10054, Mar. 15, 1974, unless otherwise noted."
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# 700.23 Chlorofluorocarbon propellants.

The use of chlorofluorocarbons in cosmetics as propellants in self-pressurized containers is prohibited as provided in § 2.125 of this chapter.

[43 FR 11317, Mar. 17, 1978]