Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers
fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 1996-09-04 · Effective 1996-09-04 · 61 FR 46544
Document
Document number
96-22483
Federal Register citation
61 FR 46544
CFR reference
21 CFR 178
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
1996-09-04
Effective date
1996-09-04
HHS docket
Docket No. 96F-0092
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the expanded safe use of phosphorous acid, cyclic neopentanetetrayl bis(2,6-di-tert-butyl-4- methylphenyl)ester for use as an antioxidant and/or stabilizer at levels not to exceed 0.05 percent by weight of olefin polymers intended for use in contact with food. This action is in response to a petition filed by Asahi Denka Kogyo K. K.