White mineral oil

CAS 8042-47-5

White mineral oil is a release agent, lubricant and coating, used on bakery equipment, dried fruit and confectionery.

Where it is and isn’t permitted

Status of White mineral oil by jurisdiction. Every jurisdiction this site covers is listed, including those where the substance does not appear.
JurisdictionStatusScope and limitsCitation
United StatesFood and Drug AdministrationPermitted, with conditions21 CFR 172.878retrieved 2026-09-07
Codex AlimentariusCodex Alimentarius Commission / JECFANot listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.

What it is made from

Highly refined from petroleum distillate, with the aromatic compounds removed. Food grade and technical grade differ in exactly that refining.

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
CAS registry number
8042-47-5

Every name it appears under

8 recorded names. A label may use any of them.

CAS registry number

  • 8042-47-5

As it appears in regulation

  • White mineral oil

Other names

  • FCM no 95
  • Paraffin oil with carbon chain lengths C17-C31
  • White mineral oil
  • White mineral oil (petroleum)
  • white mineral oils, paraffinic, derived from petroleum-based hydrocarbon feedstocks

Systematic names

  • White mineral oil

Hazard reference values

Values set by assessing bodies. A body that has not set a value is not listed here.
TypeValuePopulationAssessed byOpinion
ADI12 mg/kg bw/dayconsumersEFSA ANS2012

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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