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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Threshold of Regulation (TOR) Exemptions
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TOR number 1996-005

Threshold of Regulation Exemptions are generally applicable and are effective for the food contact substance (FCS) for the listed intended use regardless of manufacturer or supplier.
Food Contact Substance: Acrylic polymers consisting of methacrylic acid, methyl methacrylate, and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate in which the methacrylic acid is present at levels not exceeding 9% by weight and the 2-ethylhexyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate are present at no less than 50% by weight of the finished polymer in accordance with 21 CFR 177.1010
Use Limitations*: As a moisture barrier coating of paper in contact with aqueous or fatty food at temperatures at or below 120°F provided the finished paper meets the applicable extractives limitations of 21 CFR 176.170.
Requestor: S.C. Johnson and Son, Inc.
Quick links to regulation: 176.170
177.1010

*For references to food types and conditions of use, see Food Types & Conditions of Use for Food Contact Substances.
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