fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 1999-08-30 · Effective 1999-08-30 · 64 FR 47107
Document
Document number
99-22474
Federal Register citation
64 FR 47107
CFR reference
21 CFR 177
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
1999-08-30
Effective date
1999-08-30
HHS docket
Docket No. 89F-0338
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of fumaric acid grafted onto certain olefin polymers, and maleic anhydride grafted onto ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers for use in contact with food. This action is in response to a petition filed by E. I du Pont de Nemours and Co.