Goldschmidt Chemical Corp.; Filing of Food Additive Petition

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that Goldschmidt Chemical Corp. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of silicone acrylate resins produced by addition of -hydroxyalkenes and/ or propenyloxy-2,3-dihydroxypropane, mono- or diester with acrylic acid, acetic acid or other saturated monocarboxylic acid, to dimethyl polysiloxane, methylhydrogen polysiloxane, or dimethyl-methylhydrogen polysiloxane as coatings or components of coatings on polymers and on paper and paperboard intended for contact with food. The following optional adjuvants may also be required in the manufacture of silicone acrylate resins: 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenyl-1-propanone and/or oligomeric 2- hydroxy-2-methyl-1-[4-(1-methylvinyl)phenyl]-1-propanone.