fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 1999-02-01 · Effective 1999-02-01 · 64 FR 4785
Document
Document number
99-2230
Federal Register citation
64 FR 4785
CFR reference
21 CFR 177
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
1999-02-01
Effective date
1999-02-01
HHS docket
Docket No. 93F-0151
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of Nylon MXD-6 as nonfood-contact layers of multilayer films and rigid plastic containers composed of polypropylene food-contact and exterior layers. This action is in response to a petition filed on behalf of Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.