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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Final Rules: Food Additives and Color Additives

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Petition(s): FAP 1B4234

Indirect Food Additives: Paper and Paperboard Components

Petitioner: Ciba-Geigy Corp.
Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)): (90F-0413)
Subject additive and intended use: amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of ammonium, potassium, and sodium salts of maleic anhydride, polymer with ethyl acrylate and vinyl acetate, hydrolyzed, as a deposit control additive, prior to the sheet forming operation, to prevent scale buildup in the manufacture of paper and paperboard intended for use in contact with food
21 CFR* affected: 176.170; Components of paper and paperboard in contact with aqueous and fatty foods
Substance(s)*, (CAS Registry® No.):
  • maleic anhydride-ethyl acrylate-vinyl acetate, copolymer hydrolyzed, (113221-69-5)
  • maleic anhydride-ethyl acrylate-vinyl acetate, copolymer hydrolyzed, ammonium salt
  • maleic anhydride-ethyl acrylate-vinyl acetate, copolymer hydrolyzed, potassium salt, (127279-01-0)
  • maleic anhydride-ethyl acrylate-vinyl acetate, copolymer hydrolyzed, sodium salt, (111560-38-4)
  • Federal Register publication history: Dec 19, 1990; 55 FR 52099; Notice
    Aug 7, 1992; 57 FR 34865; Final Rule; Effective date: Aug 7, 1992


     

    *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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