Substances Added to Food (formerly EAFUS)

POLYETHYLENE (M W 2,000-21,000)

CAS Reg. No. (or other ID)*:	9002-88-4
Substance*:	POLYETHYLENE (M W 2,000-21,000)
Other Names:	♦ POLYETHYLENE ♦ POLYETHYLENE WAX ♦ POLYTHENE ♦ ETHYLENE HOMOPOLYMER ♦ POLYETHYLENE RESIN ♦ ETHENE, HOMOPOLYMER ♦ ETHYLENE, POLYMERS
Used for*^† (Technical Effect):	MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, SEQUESTRANT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Food additive and GRAS regulations (21 CFR Parts 170-186)*:	172.615 173.20 175.300 176.180 176.200 176.210 177.1200 177.1390 177.1395 177.1520 177.1615 177.1620 177.2210 177.2600 178.3570 178.38

CAS Reg. No. (or other ID): Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) Registry Number® for the substance or a numerical code assigned by CFSAN to those substances that do not have a CAS Registry Number (977nnn-nn-n series).
Substance: The name of the ingredient as recognized by CFSAN.
Used for^† (Technical Effect): The physical or technical effect(s) the substance has in or on food; see 21 CFR 170.3(o) for definitions.
21 CFR: Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
FEMA No.: The trade association, Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA), has established expert panels to evaluate and make independent determinations on the GRAS status of flavoring substances. The FEMA number is provided here as a reference to FEMA’s GRAS assessments.
- The GRAS Pub. No. is the FEMA GRAS™ publication number.
- NLFG is no longer FEMA GRAS™.
- For more information about FEMA GRAS, see About the FEMA GRAS™ Program <> .
JECFA: The Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) is an international expert scientific committee that is administered jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). See JECFA Specifications for Flavourings <>

For a substance to be used as a color additive in the US, it must be authorized by a regulation in 21 CFR Part 73, 74, or 82.