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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 4B4421

Indirect Food Additives: Polymers

Petitioner: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)): FDA-1994-P-0244 (1994F-0246) (94F-0246)
Subject additive and intended use: amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of ethylene-vinyl acetate-vinyl alcohol copolymers with revised specifications that provide for a decreased minimum acceptable ethylene content and an increased maximum permitted level of migration of ethylene-vinyl acetate-vinyl alcohol oligomers for use as articles or components of articles intended for contact with food.
21 CFR* affected: 177.1360 Ethylene-vinyl acetate-vinyl alcohol copolymers.
Substance(s)*, (CAS Registry® No.): ethylene-vinyl acetate-vinyl alcohol copolymers
Federal Register publication history: Aug 17, 1994 59 FR 42277 Notice
Mar 31, 2000 65 FR 17134 Final Rule Mar 31, 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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