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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 8B4601

Indirect Food Additives: Polymers

Petitioner: The Dow Chemical Co.
Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)): (98F-0567)
Subject additive and intended use: amending the food additive regulations to provide for the expanded safe use of ethylene-octene-1 copolymers, containing not less than 50 weight-percent of polymer units derived from ethylene, as articles or components of food-contact articles.
21 CFR* affected: 177.1520 Olefin polymers.
Substance(s)*, (CAS Registry® No.): ethylene-octene-1 copolymers
Federal Register publication history: Jul 28, 1998 63 FR 40297 Notice
Mar 28, 2000 65 FR 16313 Final Rule Mar 28, 2000

 

*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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