Petition(s): FAP 2B4317

Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers

• Petitioner: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
• Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)): (92F-0117)
• Subject additive and intended use: amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of a mixture of methylated 4,4'-bis(2-benzoxazolyl)stilbenes, with the major portion consisting of 4-(2-benzoxazolyl)-4'-(5-methyl-2-benzoxazolyl)stilbene and lesser portions consisting of 4,4'-bis(5-methyl-2-benzoxazolyl)stilbene and 4,4'-bis(2-benzoxazolyl) stilbene, as an optical brightener in all food-contact polymers
• 21 CFR* affected: 178.3297 Colorants for polymers
• Substance(s)*, (CAS Registry® No.): 4-(2-benzoxazolyl)-4'-(5-methyl-2-benzoxazolyl)stilbene, (5242-49-9) ; 4,4'-bis(5-methyl-2-benzoxazolyl)stilbene, (2397-00-4) ; 4,4'-bis(2-benzoxazolyl)stilbene, (1533-45-5)
• Federal Register publication history: Apr 8, 1992 57 FR 11958 Notice ; Sep 16, 1996 61 FR 48623 Final Rule Sep 16, 1996

 

*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)