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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 5B4464

Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers

Petitioner: Cabot Corp.
Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)): (95F-0163)
Subject additive and intended use: amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of high-purity furnace black as a colorant for polymers intended for use in contact with food.
21 CFR* affected: 178.3297; Colorants for polymers
Substance(s)*, (CAS Registry® No.):
  • high-purity furnace black, (1333-86-4)
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    Federal Register publication history: Jul 20, 1995; 60 FR 37452; Notice
    May 9, 1997; 62 FR 25475; Final Rule; Effective date: May 9, 1997


     

    *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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