Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers
fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 1998-08-27 · Effective 1998-08-27 · 63 FR 45715
Document
Document number
98-23029
Federal Register citation
63 FR 45715
CFR reference
21 CFR 178
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
1998-08-27
Effective date
1998-08-27
HHS docket
Docket No. 98F-0057
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of calcium bis[monoethyl(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)phosphonate] as a stabilizer for polyethylene phthalate polymers intended for use in contact with food. This action is in response to a petition filed by Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp.