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For Packaged food and beverages: Conformity: Must meet the conditions of Coumarone-indene resin (21 CFR 172.215) may be used in food only as the section provides: the specifications, the foods and the limits written in § 172.215.. In force since 15 Mar 1977.

The section's conditions of use (foods, limits, specifications, labelling) are written in § 172.215 and are not broken down here. Section text as written: "(a) The food additive is manufactured by the polymerization of a crude, heavy coal-tar solvent naphtha meeting the following specifications: (1) It is a mixture of indene, indan (hydrindene), substituted benzenes, and related compounds. (2) It contains no more than 0.25 percent tar bases. (3) 95 percent distills in the range 167 °C-184 °C. (b) The food additive meets the following specifications: (1) Softening point, ring and ball: 126 °C minimum as determined by ASTM method E28-67 (Reapproved 1982), “Standard Test Method for Softening Point by Ring-and-Ball Apparatus,” which is incorporated".

“§ 172.215 Coumarone-indene resin. The food additive coumarone-indene resin may be safely used on grapefruit, lemons, limes, oranges, tangelos, and tangerines in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:”
Parts 172-189 substance sections, 21 CFR 172.215, Subpart Coatings, Films and Related Substances · fetched 2026-10-09US National Archives / Office of the Federal Register (eCFR): 21 CFR Part 172 (eCFR, version of 2026-10-07)(opens in a new tab)
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    For Packaged food and beverages: Conformity: Must meet the conditions of Coumarone-indene resin (21 CFR 172.215) may be used in food only as the section provides: the specifications, the foods and the limits written in § 172.215.. In force since 15 Mar 1977.

    The section's conditions of use (foods, limits, specifications, labelling) are written in § 172.215 and are not broken down here. Section text as written: "(a) The food additive is manufactured by the polymerization of a crude, heavy coal-tar solvent naphtha meeting the following specifications: (1) It is a mixture of indene, indan (hydrindene), substituted benzenes, and related compounds. (2) It contains no more than 0.25 percent tar bases. (3) 95 percent distills in the range 167 °C-184 °C. (b) The food additive meets the following specifications: (1) Softening point, ring and ball: 126 °C minimum as determined by ASTM method E28-67 (Reapproved 1982), “Standard Test Method for Softening Point by Ring-and-Ball Apparatus,” which is incorporated".

    “§ 172.215 Coumarone-indene resin. The food additive coumarone-indene resin may be safely used on grapefruit, lemons, limes, oranges, tangelos, and tangerines in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:”
    Parts 172-189 substance sections, 21 CFR 172.215, Subpart Coatings, Films and Related Substances · fetched 2026-10-09US National Archives / Office of the Federal Register (eCFR): 21 CFR Part 172 (eCFR, version of 2026-10-07)(opens in a new tab)
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No Prop 65 notice, EU Safety Gate alert or CPSC recall has named Coumarone-indene resin since January 2023. Other agencies may still have acted.

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