Section 17204 - Solvent Requirements(a) Any solvents used for extraction or post-extraction processing shall meet the following minimum purity requirements:(1) Hydrocarbon-based solvents shall be at least 99 percent purity.(2) Nonhydrocarbon-based solvents shall be food-grade.(3) CO2 gas used for extraction shall be food-grade.(4) Ethanol shall be food-grade in accordance with 21 CFR, part 184, subpart B, section 184.1293. (A) Solutions of ethanol may be used if the ethanol component is food-grade and it is combined with another food-grade solvent or a hydrocarbon-based solvent that meets the requirements of subsection (a)(1).(B) Solutions of ethanol that include one or more volatile solvents that total 5% or less by volume of the total ethanol solution volume are considered nonvolatile solvents as defined in section 15000(uu).(5) Water and ice shall be potable.(6) Dry ice shall be food-grade.(b) The licensed manufacturer shall maintain copies of the safety data sheets for any chemical solvents used and make these records readily available to employees and to the Department upon request.(c) The licensed manufacturer shall maintain documentation evidencing the purity of any chemical solvents used and make these records readily available to employees and to the Department upon request.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 4, § 17204
1. New section filed 9-27-2021 as an emergency; operative 9-27-2021 (Register 2021, No. 40). This filing is a deemed emergency pursuant to Business and Professions Code sections 26013(b)(3) and 26153.1(k). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-28-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. New section refiled 3-28-2022 as an emergency; operative 3-28-2022 (Register 2022, No. 13). This filing is a deemed emergency pursuant to Business and Professions Code sections 26013(b)(3) and 26153.1(k). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-26-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-28-2022 order, including amendment of subsection (a)(4)(A) and new subsection (a)(4)(B), transmitted to OAL 9-26-2022 and filed 11-7-2022; amendments effective 11-7-2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 45). Note: Authority cited: Sections 26013 and 26130, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 26011.5, 26105 and 26130, Business and Professions Code.
1. New section filed 9-27-2021 as an emergency; operative 9/27/2021 (Register 2021, No. 40). This filing is a deemed emergency pursuant to Business and Professions Code sections 26013(b)(3) and 26153.1(k). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-28-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. New section refiled 3-28-2022 as an emergency; operative 3/28/2022 (Register 2022, No. 13). This filing is a deemed emergency pursuant to Business and Professions Code sections 26013(b)(3) and 26153.1(k). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-26-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-28-2022 order, including amendment of subsection (a)(4)(A) and new subsection (a)(4)(B), transmitted to OAL 9-26-2022 and filed 11-7-2022; amendments effective 11/7/2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 45).