Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers
fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 1997-08-01 · Effective 1997-08-01 · 62 FR 41271
Document
Document number
97-20390
Federal Register citation
62 FR 41271
CFR reference
21 CFR 178
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
1997-08-01
Effective date
1997-08-01
HHS docket
Docket No. 95F-0170
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of 2,4-dimethyl-6-(1- methylpentadecyl)phenol as an antioxidant and/or stabilizer in acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymers and in rigid polyvinyl chloride intended for food-contact applications. This action is in response to a petition filed by Ciba-Geigy Corp.