Combustion product gas
Combustion product gasCombustion product gas is used to displace oxygen in food storage and packaging — the exhaust from burning fuel, cleaned up and used because it is mostly carbon dioxide and nitrogen.
Where it is and isn’t permitted
| Jurisdiction | Status | Scope and limits | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Permitted, with conditions | 21 CFR 173.350retrieved 2026-09-07 | |
| Codex Alimentarius | Not listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited. |
What it is made from
Produced by burning a fuel gas under controlled conditions and cleaning the result. It is a cheaper way to get an inert atmosphere than buying bottled gas.
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Every name it appears under
1 recorded name. A label may use any of them.
As it appears in regulation
- Combustion product gas
Hazard reference values
No reference value for this substance in the sources we hold.
Evidence and how bodies read it
Studies, and the differing conclusions regulators drew from them, are curated by hand rather than machine-read, and none has been written for this substance yet.
Sources for this page
- ecfr retrieved 2026-09-07
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