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Final Rules and Final Orders: Food Additives and Color Additives

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Petition(s): FAP 7B4032

Indirect Food Additives; Polymers

Petitioner: Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)): (87F-0294)
Subject additive and intended use: amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of polyvinylcyclohexane as a clarifying agent for polypropylene and propylene containing olefin copolymers intended for use in contact with food
21 CFR* affected: 178.3295; Clarifying agents for polymers
Substance(s)*, (CAS Registry® No.):
  • polyvinylcyclohexane, (25498-06-0)
  • Federal Register publication history: Oct 7, 1987; 52 FR 37525; Notice
    Mar 27, 1989; 54 FR 12432; Final Rule; Effective date: Mar 27, 1989


     

    *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)
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