Indirect Food Additives: Adhesives and Components of Coatings
fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 1999-08-23 · Effective 1999-08-23 · 64 FR 45872
Document
Document number
99-21727
Federal Register citation
64 FR 45872
CFR reference
21 CFR 175
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
1999-08-23
Effective date
1999-08-23
HHS docket
Docket No. 99F-0487
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of fatty acids, C<INF>10-13</INF>-branched, vinyl esters as a comonomer in polymers used as components of adhesive formulations intended for use in contact with food. This action responds to a petition filed by Exxon Chemical Co.