[Title 40 CFR 185.3600]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - July 1, 1996 Edition]
[Title 40 - PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT]
[Chapter I - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY--(Continued)]
[Subchapter E - PESTICIDE PROGRAMS]
[Part 185 - TOLERANCES FOR PESTICIDES IN FOOD]
[Subpart B - Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption]
[Sec. 185.3600 - Hydrogen cyanide.]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




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  Sec. 185.3600
  
    PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY--(Continued)
    PESTICIDE PROGRAMS
    TOLERANCES FOR PESTICIDES IN FOOD
    Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption
  


Sec. 185.3600   Hydrogen cyanide.

    The food additive hydrogen cyanide may be present as a residue in 
certain processed foods in accordance with the following prescribed 
conditions:
    (a) The food additive is present as a result of its use as a 
fumigant.
    (b) The residues of hydrogen cyanide shall not exceed the following 
levels:
    (1) 125 parts per million in cereal flours.
    (2) 90 parts per million in cereals that are cooked before being 
eaten.
    (3) 50 parts per million in uncooked ham, bacon, and sausage.
    (4) 200 parts per million in cocoa.
    (c) Where tolerances are established under both sections 408 and 409 
of the Act on the raw agricultural commodity and on the processed food, 
respectively, the total residues of hydrogen cyanide in or on the 
processed food shall not be greater than that designated in paragraph 
(b) of this section.
    (d) To assure safe use of the additive, the label and labeling of 
the pesticide formulation containing the food additive shall conform to 
the label and labeling registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency.