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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Threshold of Regulation (TOR) Exemptions
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TOR number 1999-002

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: 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEPA) and dipicolinic acid
Use Limitations*: HEPA and dipicolinic acid at levels not excceding 7000 ppm and 300 ppm, respectively, (7.0 ppm and 0.3 ppm when expressed on a dry pulp basis) as stabilizers in antimicrobial agent formulations used in the manufacture of food-contact paper.
Requestor: Keller and Heckman on behalf of Solvay Interox Inc.

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