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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 2B4323

Indirect Food Additives: Polymers

Petitioner: Stockhausen
Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)): (92F-0368)
Subject additive and intended use: amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of a grafted copolymer of cross-linked sodium polyacrylate with polyvinyl alcohol for use as a fluid absorbent in food-contact material
21 CFR* affected: 177.1211; Cross-linked polyacrylate copolymers
Substance(s)*, (CAS Registry® No.):
  • 2-propenoic acid, polymers with N,N-di-2-propenyl-2-propen-1-amine and hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate, sodium salts, graft, (166164-74-5)
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    Federal Register publication history: Oct 28, 1992; 57 FR 48803; Notice
    May 25, 1999; 64 FR 28097; Final Rule; Effective date: May 25, 1999


     

    *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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