Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 12, 2026

Title 40 - Protection of Environment last revised: Dec 22, 2026
§ 180.1225 - Capric (decanoic) acid; exemption from the requirement of a tolerance.

An exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is established for residues of capric (decanoic) acid in or on all raw agricultural commodities and in processed commodities, when such residues result from the use of capric (decanoic) acid as an antimicrobial treatment in solutions containing a diluted end-use concentration of capric (decanoic) acid on food contact surfaces such as equipment, pipelines, tanks, vats, fillers, evaporators, pasteurizers and aseptic equipment in restaurants, food service operations, dairies, breweries, wineries, beverage and food processing plants.

[68 FR 7939, Feb. 19, 2003; 68 FR 17308, Apr. 9, 2003, as amended at 90 FR 24351, June 10, 2025]
authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371
source: 36 FR 22540, Nov. 25, 1971, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 40 CFR 180.1225