Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp.; Filing of Food Additive Petition

Resumo

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp., has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of tris(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphite by removing the restrictions on the temperature of use in low density polyethylene films of thickness greater than 0.051 millimeter (mm) (0.002 inch (in)), provided that the film does not contain a total of tris(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphite in excess of 0.062 milligram (mg) per in 2 of the food- contact surface.