Petition(s): FAP 2B4295

Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers

• Petitioner: Sumitomo Chemical America, Inc.
• Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)): (91F-0499)
• Subject additive and intended use: amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of 2,4-di-tert-pentyl-6-[1-(3,5-di-tert-pentyl-2-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]phenyl acrylate as an antioxidant in the manufacture of polystyrene and rubber-modified polystyrene articles that contact food
• 21 CFR* affected: 178.2010 Antioxidants and/or stabilizers for polymers
• Substance(s)*, (CAS Registry® No.): 2,4-di-tert-pentyl-6-[1-(3,5-di-tert-pentyl-2-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]phenyl acrylate, (123968-25-2)
• Federal Register publication history: Jan 30, 1992 57 FR 3633 Notice ; Apr 11, 1995 60 FR 18352 Final Rule Apr 11, 1995

 

*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)