fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 1999-12-22 · Effective 1999-12-22 · 64 FR 71637
Document
Document number
99-33094
Federal Register citation
64 FR 71637
CFR reference
21 CFR 177
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
1999-12-22
Effective date
1999-12-22
HHS docket
Docket No. 97F-0116
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of 4-methylpentene-1 copolymers resulting from the copolymerization of 4-methylpentene-1 and 1-alkenes having from 12 to 18 carbon atoms for use in contact with food. This action is in response to a petition filed on behalf of Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd.