Secondary Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption; Polymaleic Acid and its Sodium Salt

الملخص

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing its tentative decision to amend the food additive regulations to increase the [[Page 21475]] permitted use level of polymaleic acid and its sodium salt to control mineral scale during the production of beet and cane sugar juice and liquor. FDA is also announcing its tentative decision to amend the specifications for the additives and to revise the analytical method for measuring those specifications. This action is in response to a petition filed by Ciba-Geigy, Inc.