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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Final Rules: Food Additives and Color Additives
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Petition(s): FAP 5A3849

Food Additives Pennitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Synthetic Petroleum Wax

Petitioner: Petrolite Corp.
Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)): (85F-0176)
Subject additive and intended use: amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of synthetic petroleum wax prepared by copolymerization of ethylene with linear (C3 to C12) alpha olefins in or on food
21 CFR* affected: 172.888 Synthetic petroleum wax
Substance(s)*, (CAS Registry® No.): petroleum wax, synthetic
Federal Register publication history: May 17, 1985 50 FR 20625 Notice
Mar 9, 1994 59 FR 10986 Final Rule Mar 9, 1994

 

*Definitions

  • 21 CFR: Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
  • Substance: The name of the substance listed in the CFR.
  • CAS Registry® No.: Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) Registry Number® for the substance.
  • Petitions (see also Questions and Answers About the Petition Process)
    • FAP: Food Additive Petition
    • CAP: Color Additive Petition
    • GRP: GRAS Affirmation Petition (replaced by GRAS Notification Program in 1998)
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