Business · 05/05/1995

FDA Approves New Antioxidant for Food Contact Materials

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has amended its regulations to allow the safe use of a new antioxidant, 2,2'-methylenebis(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol)monoacrylate, in certain plastics used in contact with food, following a petition from Sumitomo Chemical America, Inc.