Petition(s): FAP 3B4349

Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers

• Petitioner: Ciba-Geigy Corp.
• Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)): (93F-0028)
• Subject additive and intended use: amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of 3,6-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2,5-dihydro-pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole-1,4-dione (C.I. Pigment Red 254) as a colorant in polymers intended for use in contact with food
• 21 CFR* affected: 178.3297 Colorants for polymers
• Substance(s)*, (CAS Registry® No.): 3,6-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2,5-dihydro pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole-1,4-dione (C.I. Pigment Red 254), (84632-65-5)
• Federal Register publication history: Mar 17, 1993 58 FR 14402 Notice ; Mar 3, 1997 62 FR 9365 Final Rule Mar 3, 1997

 

*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)