Business · 14/12/1998Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

GEO Specialty Chemicals Seeks FDA Approval for Food Additive

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GEO Specialty Chemicals has submitted a petition to the FDA to amend food additive regulations, allowing the safe use of dimethylolpropionic acid as a pigment dispersant in food-contact products.

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