Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers
fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 1996-12-19 · Effective 1996-12-19 · 61 FR 66918
Document
Document number
96-32126
Federal Register citation
61 FR 66918
CFR reference
21 CFR 178
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
1996-12-19
Effective date
1996-12-19
HHS docket
Docket No. 96F-0205
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the additional safe use of 3,9- bis[2-{3-(3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)propionyloxy}-1,1- dimethylethyl]-2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro[5.5]undecane as an antioxidant and/or stabilizer in propylene homopolymer and high-propylene olefin copolymer articles intended for use in contact with food. This action is in response to a petition filed by Sumitomo Chemical America, Inc.