fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 1996-09-05 · Effective 1996-09-05 · 61 FR 46716
Document
Document number
96-22695
Federal Register citation
61 FR 46716
CFR reference
21 CFR 177
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
1996-09-05
Effective date
1996-09-05
HHS docket
Docket No. 84F-0330
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of a copolymer of ethyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, and methacrylamide in combination with melamine-formaldehyde resin as a coating for polyethylene phthalate films intended for use in contact with food. This action is in response to a petition filed by ICI Americas, Inc.