Indirect Food Additives: Paper and Paperboard Components
fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 1997-07-25 · Effective 1997-07-25 · 62 FR 39937
Document
Document number
97-19568
Federal Register citation
62 FR 39937
CFR reference
21 CFR 176
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
1997-07-25
Effective date
1997-07-25
HHS docket
Docket No. 96F-0291
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of 12-hydroxystearic acid-polyethylene glycol (minimum MW 200) block copolymer as a surfactant in the manufacture of paper and paperboard intended for use in contact with food. This action is in response to a petition filed by ICI Americas, Inc.