Indirect Food Additives: Paper and Paperboard Components
fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 2000-06-30 · Effective 2000-06-30 · 65 FR 40496
Document
Document number
00-16527
Federal Register citation
65 FR 40496
CFR reference
21 CFR 176
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
2000-06-30
Effective date
2000-06-30
HHS docket
Docket Nos. 94F-0185 and 95F-0111
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of 1,3-dihalo-5,5- dimethylhydantoin (where the dihalo (halogen) may be bromine and/or chlorine) that may contain no more than 20 weight percent 1,3-dihalo-5- ethyl-5-methylhydantoin (where the dihalo (halogen) may be bromine and/ or chlorine), as a slimicide in the manufacture of paper and paperboard intended to contact food. This action is in response to petitions filed by Great Lakes Chemical Corp. and Lonza, Inc.