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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Threshold of Regulation (TOR) Exemptions
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TOR number 1998-004

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: Tin Oxide
Use Limitations*: At a maximum level of 1.1% by weight in colorants composed of mica and titanium dioxide, provided the maximum loading rate for the colorant in the food-contact article does not exceed 3% by weight for polymers, 5% for paper and paperboard, 15% for coatings or 30% for ink formulations.
Requestor: Englehard Corp.

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