The US Food and Drug Administration regulates substances that may come into contact with food. For lubricants the reference is 21 CFR 178.3570, which lists the ingredients permitted in lubricants with possible incidental food contact; NSF H1 registration is built on it.

Full name: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Type: Standards body
Official website: fda.gov

FDA standards

Food and pharmaceutical grade

FDA 21 CFR 172.878FDA 21 CFR 172.878 — white mineral oil, food grade
FDA 21 CFR 178.3570FDA 21 CFR 178.3570 — lubricants with incidental food contact
FDA 21 CFR 178.3620(a)FDA 21 CFR 178.3620(a) — white mineral oil, technical grade
FDA 21 CFR 178.3910FDA regulation on surface lubricants used in manufacturing metallic articles
FDA 21 CFR 178.3910(a)FDA 21 CFR 178.3910(a) — surface lubricants for food-contact articles

Products with a FDA approval or standard

Compressor oils

On order
Mobil Rarus PE KPL 220
Synthetic oil for ethylene hyper compressors up to 3800 bar, NSF H1 registered
ISO VG 220

Circulating & slideway oils

On order
Wyrol B 460
Low-staining mineral bearing oil for aluminium cold rolling mills, incidental food contact
ISO VG 460
On order
Wyrol MS 220
Low-staining synthetic bearing oil for mist spray systems in aluminium rolling mills
ISO VG 220

Metalworking fluids

On order
Eni Lamium 11 C
Highly refined fluid for aluminium cold rolling
FDA 21 CFR 178.3910

Process & white oils

On order
Eni OBI 10
Deeply refined white mineral oil, pharmaceutical and special compressor use
Italian Pharmacopoeia
On order
Eni OBI 12
White mineral oil for medicinal, perfumery and cosmetic use
FDA 21 CFR 172.878
On order
Marcol 52
Medicinal-grade white oil, 7–8 mm²/s at 40 °C, for cosmetics and pharmaceuticals
FDA 21 CFR 178.3620(a)
On order
Marcol 82
Medicinal-grade white oil, 14.5–17.5 mm²/s at 40 °C, for cosmetics and pharmaceuticals
FDA 21 CFR 178.3620(a)
On order
Mobil DTE FM 32
NSF H1 food-grade oil for gears, bearings, hydraulics and compressors
ISO VG 32
On order
Mobil DTE FM 46
NSF H1 food-grade oil for gears, bearings, hydraulics and compressors
ISO VG 46
On order
Mobil DTE FM 68
NSF H1 food-grade oil for gears, bearings, hydraulics and compressors
ISO VG 68
On order
Mobil SHC Cibus 32 HT
NSF H1 synthetic heat transfer oil for closed heating systems, up to 280 °C
ISO VG 32
On order
Mobil SHC Cibus 68
NSF H1 synthetic oil for hydraulics, compressors and vacuum pumps in food processing
DIN 51517-2 CL
On order
Mobilgrease FM 222
Water-resistant NSF H1 aluminium complex grease for food processing machinery
NLGI 2
On order
Petronas White Oil P 15
Refined white mineral oil, ISO VG 15, for pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food use
ISO VG 15
On order
Primol 352
Medicinal-grade white oil, NSF H1, for plastics, elastomers, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals
FDA 21 CFR 178.3620(a)
On order
Primol 382
Low-volatility medicinal-grade white oil, NSF H1, for polystyrene, rubber and cosmetics
FDA 21 CFR 178.3620(a)
On order
Shell Ondina X 415
GTL medicinal white oil, fully saturated and of pharmaceutical purity
FDA 21 CFR 178.3620(a)

Biodegradable lubricants (ECL)

On order
Eni Lamix 30
Base fluid for oil based drilling mud, with very low ecotoxicity
FDA 21 CFR 178.3910

All standards and approvals

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