Petition(s): FAP 9B4664

Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers

• Petitioner: BASF Corp.
• Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)): (99F-1457)
• Subject additive and intended use: amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of 4,5-dichloro-2-((5-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-(3-sulfophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)azo)benzenesulfonic acid, calcium salt(1:1), (C.I. Pigment Yellow 183) as a colorant in high density polyethylene and polypropylene resins intended for use in contact with food.
• 21 CFR* affected: 178.3297 Colorants for polymers
• Substance(s)*, (CAS Registry® No.): 4,5-dichloro-2-((5-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-(3-sulfophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)azo)benzenesulfonic acid, calcium salt (1:1), (C.I. Pigment Yellow 183), (65212-77-3)
• Federal Register publication history: Jun 27, 1999 64 FR 28825 Notice ; Dec 27, 1999 64 FR 72274 Final Rule Dec 27, 1999

 

*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)