Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers
fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 1996-01-25 · Effective 1996-01-25 · 61 FR 2113
Document
Document number
96-1144
Federal Register citation
61 FR 2113
CFR reference
21 CFR 178
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
1996-01-25
Effective date
1996-01-25
HHS docket
Docket No. 93F-0243
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of 4,5,6,7- tetrachloro-2-[2-(4,5,6,7-tetrachloro-2,3-dihydro-1,3-dioxo-1H-inden-2- yl)-8-quinolinyl]-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione (C. I. Pigment Yellow 138), as a colorant for all food-contact polymers. This action is in response to a petition filed by BASF Corp.