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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 8B4091

Indirect Food Additives: Polymers

Petitioner: The Dow Chemical Co.
Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)): (88F-0199)
Subject additive and intended use: amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of ethylene-octene copolymers, ethylene-octene-hexene copolymers, ethylene-octene-butene copolymers, ethylene-octene-propylene copolymers, and ethylene-octene-4-methylpentene-1 copolymers, which contain not less than 80 weight percent of polymer units derived from ethylene, as articles or components of articles for use in contact with food
21 CFR* affected: 177.1520; Olefin polymers
Substance(s)*, (CAS Registry® No.):
  • ethylene-1-octene copolymers, (26221-73-8)
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  • ethylene-1-octene-1-hexene copolymers, (83833-97-0)
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  • ethylene-1-octene-1-butene copolymers, (28829-58-5)
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  • ethylene-1-octene-propylene copolymers, (26587-28-0)
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  • ethylene-1-octene-4-methyl-1-pentene copolymers, (120792-37-2)
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    Federal Register publication history: Jun 24, 1988; 53 FR 23798; Notice
    Mar 9, 1994; 59 FR 10986; Final Rule; Effective date: Mar 9, 1994


     

    *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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