Secondary Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption; Ion Exchange Resins
fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 1999-10-18 · Effective 1999-10-18 · 64 FR 56172
Document
Document number
99-26885
Federal Register citation
64 FR 56172
CFR reference
21 CFR 173
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
1999-10-18
Effective date
1999-10-18
HHS docket
Docket No. 98F-0749
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of the ion exchange resin, methylacrylate-divinyl benzene diethylene glycol divinyl ether terpolymer containing not less than 3.5 percent by weight of divinyl benzene and not more than 0.6 percent by weight of diethylene glycol divinyl ether, aminolyzed with dimethylaminopropylamine (DMAPA) to treat water and aqueous foods without limits on the conditions of use, and with a specification for DMAPA, an impurity in the ion exchange resin. This action is in response to a petition filed by Rohm and Haas Co.