Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp. Files Petition to Amend Food Additive Regulations for Safe Use of Tris(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphite

Summary

Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp. has submitted a petition to the FDA, requesting the removal of temperature restrictions on the use of tris(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphite in low-density polyethylene films, provided that the film contains no more than 0.062 milligrams of the additive per square inch of food-contact surface.