Castrol Food Grade Lubricants

In December 1999, NSF launched the Registration and Listing Program (food grade lubricant approval process) for Proprietary Substances and Nonfood Compounds (replacing the previous USDA authorisation program which had been disbanded). The NSF lists food grade lubricants in their White Book - Nonfood Compounds Listing Directory.

Initially, all products previously approved by the USDA were transferred into the NSF programme. However since January 1, 2004, only those formulations that have been independently reviewed and registered by NSF will be officially listed by NSF.

The USDA Food Safety Inspection Services (FSIS) is no longer accepting products solely based on their 1998 USDA approval.

Depending on the grade, Castrol Industrial Food Grade lubricants are also approved for use in Kosher and Halal food production.