§ 185.200 - Aluminum phosphide.

The food additive aluminum phosphide may be safely used in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:

(a) It is used to generate phosphine in the fumigation of processed foods.

(b) To assure safe use of the additive, it is used in compliance with label and labeling conforming to that registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Labeling shall bear a warning to aerate the finished food for 48 hours before it is offered to the consumer. A further warning shall state that under no condition should the formulation containing aluminum phosphide be used so that it or its unreacted residues will come in contact with any processed food, except processed brewer's rice, malt, and corn grits stored in breweries for use in the manufacture of beer.

(c) Residues of phosphine in or on processed foods do not exceed 0.01 part per million.