Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered RegulationsNote: See item 1 of the table in subsection 6(1).
The oil must be non-carcinogenic, demonstrated by having a mutagenicity index of less than 1 using the Modified Ames Test.
(1) The oil must contain less than the following for each kilogram of oil:
(a) 10 mg of benzo(a)pyrene;
(b) 10 mg of dibenz(ah)anthracene;
(c) 100 mg of benz(a)anthracene;
(d) 100 mg of benzo(b)fluoranthene;
(e) 100 mg of benzo(k)fluoranthene;
(f) 100 mg of chrysene;
(g) 100 mg of indeno(123-cd)pyrene.
(2) The total amount of poly-aromatic hydrocarbons mentioned in subclause (1) that the oil contains must be less than 400 mg for each kilogram of oil.
(3) The total amount of all poly-aromatic hydrocarbons that the oil contains (including poly-aromatic hydrocarbons mentioned in subclause (1)) must be less than 1,000 mg for each kilogram of oil.
The oil must contain less than 2 mg of polychlorinated biphenyls for each kilogram of oil.
4 Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins
The total amount of dioxins and furans that the oil contains must be less than 10 picograms Toxic Equivalent for each gram of oil.
The oil must have a total acid number of less than 0.07 mg of potassium hydroxide for each gram of oil.
The oil must contain less than the following for each kilogram of oil:
(a) 5 mg of arsenic;
(b) 2 mg of cadmium;
(c) 10 mg of chromium;
(d) 100 mg of lead.
The oil must have a clear and bright appearance.