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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 3B4367

Indirect Food Additives: Paper and Paperboard Components

Petitioner: Lonza, Inc.
Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)): (93F-0132)
Subject additive and intended use: amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of a mixture of hydroxymethyl-5,5-dimethylhydantoin and 1,3-bis(hydroxymethyl)-5,5-dimethylhydantoin as a preservative in clay-type fillers for paper and paperboard intended for use in contact with aqueous and fatty food.
21 CFR* affected: 175.105; Adhesives.
175.300; Resinous and polymeric coatings.
176.170; Components of paper and paperboard in contact with aqueous and fatty foods.
Substance(s)*, (CAS Registry® No.):
  • hydroxymethyl-5,5-dimethylhydantoin, (27636-82-4)
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  • 1,3-bis(hydroxymethyl)-5,5-dimethylhydantoin, (6440-58-0)
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    Federal Register publication history: May 17, 1993; 58 FR 28882; Notice
    Mar 29, 2000; 65 FR 16518; Final Rule; Effective date: Mar 29, 2000


     

    *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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