Business · 10/06/1997

FDA Amends Regulations to Allow Safe Use of Antistatic Agent in Food Packaging Films

The FDA is updating its regulations to allow the safe use of a specific chemical as an antistatic agent in food packaging films, in response to a petition from Toho Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. The change aims to enable the use of N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)dodecanamide in polypropylene films, which are used in food packaging.