{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-178.3720","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 178.3720","heading":"Petroleum wax, synthetic.","body":"Synthetic petroleum wax may be safely used in applications and under the same conditions where naturally derived petroleum wax is permitted in subchapter B of this chapter as a component of articles intended to contact food, provided that the synthetic petroleum wax meets the definition and specifications prescribed in § 172.888 of this chapter.","path":["Title 21—Food and Drugs","CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B—FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION","PART 178—INDIRECT FOOD ADDITIVES: ADJUVANTS, PRODUCTION AIDS, AND SANITIZERS","Subpart D—Certain Adjuvants and Production Aids"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-21.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:47Z","sha256":"ffb7887eab62229cb362e9894049e62f248c1188ea40958a88b205964fa1e86c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-178.3710","next":"us/21-cfr-178.3725"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}