fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 1996-11-22 · Effective 1996-11-22 · 61 FR 59330
Document
Document number
96-29874
Federal Register citation
61 FR 59330
CFR reference
21 CFR 177
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
1996-11-22
Effective date
1996-11-22
HHS docket
Docket No. 95F-0365
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of ethylene/pentene-1 copolymers containing not less than 90 percent of polymer units derived from ethylene as components of articles intended for use in contact with food. This action is in response to a petition filed by Sasol Alpha Olefins.