Petition(s): FAP 3B4346

Indirect Food Additives: Adhesives and Components of Coatings

• Petitioner: Dow Corning Corp.
• Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)): (92F-0443)
• Subject additive and intended use: amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of 1,2-dibromo-2,4-dicyanobutane (DBDCB) and a mixture of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one (CMI) and 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one (MI), optionally containing magnesium nitrate, as antimicrobial agents in emulsion-based silicone coating formulations.
• 21 CFR* affected: 175.300 Resinous and polymeric coatings. ; 175.320 Resinous and polymeric coatings for polyolefin films. ; 176.170 Components of paper and paperboard in contact with aqueous and fatty foods. ; 176.180 Components of paper and paperboard in contact with dry food.
• Substance(s)*, (CAS Registry® No.): 1,2-dibromo-2,4-dicyanobutane (DBDCB), (35691-65-7) ; mixture of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one (CMI) 26172-55-4 and 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one (MI) 2628-20-4, optionally containing magnesium nitrate, (10377-60-3)
• Federal Register publication history: Feb 12, 1993 58 FR 8290 Notice ; Jul 2, 1998 63 FR 36246 Notice ; Dec 24, 1998 63 FR 71294 Notice (Amendment) ; Feb 11, 2000 65 FR 6889 Final Rule Feb 11, 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)