Fluoride Exposure: ANTIMICROBIALS. Food Contact Surface Sanitizing Solutions. Fluoride Action Network Pesticide Project.

FLUORIDE ACTION NETWORK PESTICIDE PROJECT

Return to Fluoride Exposure Tables:
1. FETAL AND INFANT EXPOSURE: 0–6 MONTHS
2. FOOD Exposure
2.1. Food Exposure via Pesticide: CRYOLITE
2.2. Food Exposure via Pesticidal Fumigant: SULFURYL FLUORIDE
2.4. Food Exposure via Pesticides: EPA "INERTS"
2.5. Food Exposure via Pesticides: NEW PROPOSAL FOR TOLERANCE EXEMPTIONS
3. Exposure via Dental and Pharmaceuticals
4. Exposure from INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY
4.1. U.S. Manufacturers of Hydrogen Fluoride, Fluorine, Sodium Fluoride, Fluosilicic Acid, and Sodium Silicofluoride
5. Fluoride Exposure: Various Other Sources

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TABLE 2.3.
Fluoride Exposure: Food via ANTIMICROBIAL FORMULATIONS - FOOD CONTACT SURFACE SANITIZING SOLUTIONS

Note from FAN: One of the uses of these antimicrobials is to prevent "bottle bloom" in glass bottles containing beverages (soda, juice, wine, beer) and quite possibly baby food. According to the manufacturer we can expect a residue of 0.5 ppm Fluoride to leach from the bottle from this use. These antimicrobials were formally under the purview of US FDA and are now being regulated by US EPA Office of Pesticides.
Reference: April 28, 2004. Federal Register. Tolerance Exemptions for Active and Inert Ingredients for Use in Antimicrobial Formulations (Food-Contact Surface Sanitizing Solutions).

Inert ingredients
- Click on for Index Page Molecular Formula Limits CAS No.
and
US Code of Federal Regulation

Dichlorodifluoromethane None listed
75-71-8

CFR 180.910
and
CFR 180.930

Dichlorotetrafluoroethane None listed
76-14-2

CFR 180.910

1,1-Difluoroethane

(Freon 152A)
None listed
75-37-6

CFR 180.910
and
CFR 180.930

Fluoroapatite This is a mineral.
Structure not available None listed
1306-05-4

CFR 180.920

2-[Methyl [(perfluoroalkyl)alkyl(C2-C8)
sulfonyl]amino]alkyl(C2-C8) acrylate--
alkyl(C2-C8)
methacrylates-N-methylolacrylamide
copolymer No CAS No.
or structure available None listed
No CAS No.

CFR 180.930

Mono- and bis-(1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-
perfluoroalkyl) phosphates where the alkyl group is even numbered and in the C6- C12 range. No CAS No.
or structure available Not more than 0.5% of pesticide formulation.
No CAS No.

CFR 180.920

Montmorillonite-type clay treated with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE; CAS Reg. No. 9002-84-0).
Note: PTFE is Teflon. - EC. PTFE:
PTFE content not greater than 0.5% of clay (w/w).
9002-84-0

CFR 180.910

Sodium fluoride Not more than 0.25% of pesticide formulation
7681-49-4

CFR 180.920

1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane

(HFC-134a)
None listed
811-97-2

CFR 180.910

Trichlorofluoromethane

(Freon 11)
None listed
75-69-4

CFR 180.910
and
CFR 180.930

See also for Food Exposure

Table 2. FOOD Exposure
Table 2.1. Food Exposure via Pesticide: CRYOLITE
Table 2.2. Food Exposure via Pesticidal Fumigant: SULFURYL FLUORIDE
Table 2.4. Food Exposure via Pesticides: EPA "INERTS"
Table 2.5. Food Exposure via Pesticides: NEW PROPOSAL FOR TOLERANCE EXEMPTIONS

TABLE 2.3. Fluoride Exposure: Food via ANTIMICROBIAL FORMULATIONS - FOOD CONTACT SURFACE SANITIZING SOLUTIONS
Note from FAN: One of the uses of these antimicrobials is to prevent "bottle bloom" in glass bottles containing beverages (soda, juice, wine, beer) and quite possibly baby food. According to the manufacturer we can expect a residue of 0.5 ppm Fluoride to leach from the bottle from this use. These antimicrobials were formally under the purview of US FDA and are now being regulated by US EPA Office of Pesticides. Reference: April 28, 2004. Federal Register. Tolerance Exemptions for Active and Inert Ingredients for Use in Antimicrobial Formulations (Food-Contact Surface Sanitizing Solutions).
Inert ingredients - Click on for Index Page	Molecular Formula	Limits	CAS No. and US Code of Federal Regulation
Dichlorodifluoromethane		None listed	75-71-8 CFR 180.910 and CFR 180.930
Dichlorotetrafluoroethane		None listed	76-14-2 CFR 180.910
1,1-Difluoroethane (Freon 152A)		None listed	75-37-6 CFR 180.910 and CFR 180.930
Fluoroapatite	This is a mineral. Structure not available	None listed	1306-05-4 CFR 180.920
2-[Methyl [(perfluoroalkyl)alkyl(C2-C8) sulfonyl]amino]alkyl(C2-C8) acrylate-- alkyl(C2-C8) methacrylates-N-methylolacrylamide copolymer	No CAS No. or structure available	None listed	No CAS No. CFR 180.930
Mono- and bis-(1H, 1H, 2H, 2H- perfluoroalkyl) phosphates where the alkyl group is even numbered and in the C6- C12 range.	No CAS No. or structure available	Not more than 0.5% of pesticide formulation.	No CAS No. CFR 180.920
Montmorillonite-type clay treated with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE; CAS Reg. No. 9002-84-0). Note: PTFE is Teflon. - EC.	PTFE:	PTFE content not greater than 0.5% of clay (w/w).	9002-84-0 CFR 180.910
Sodium fluoride		Not more than 0.25% of pesticide formulation	7681-49-4 CFR 180.920
1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a)		None listed	811-97-2 CFR 180.910
Trichlorofluoromethane (Freon 11)		None listed	75-69-4 CFR 180.910 and CFR 180.930