Business · 02/01/1997Updated: 10/18/2026 · 1 min read

Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp. Files Petition to Amend Food Additive Regulations

Summary

Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp. has submitted a petition to the FDA requesting changes to food additive regulations to allow the safe use of a specific antioxidant and stabilizer in olefin polymers intended for food contact, following a review of the safety of 5,7- bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-3-hydroxy-2(3H)-benzofuranone reaction products with o-xylene.

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