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FDA Adds Seven More Substances to its Inventory of Effective FCS Notifications

by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman of Keller and Heckman LLP - Packaging Law Blog at Keller and Heckman

Thursday, December 1, 2016

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently added seven new substances to its Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substances (FCS) Notifications. The newly listed substances and the manufacturers are listed below.

FCN No. (sorted Z-A)	Food Contact Substance	Manufacturer/Supplier	Effective Date
1697	Tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium sulfate (THPS) (CAS Reg. No. 55566-30-8).	The Dow Chemical Company	Oct 21, 2016
1696	Pyromellitic dianhydride (CAS Reg. No. 89-32-7). REPLACES FCNs 1140 and 1238	The Valspar Corporation	Oct 19, 2016
1694	An aqueous mixture of peroxyacetic acid (CAS Reg. No. 79-21-0), hydrogen peroxide (CAS Reg. No. 7722-84-1), acetic acid (CAS Reg. No. 64-19-7), 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (CAS Reg. No. 2809-21-4) and optionally sulfuric acid (CAS Reg. No. 7664-93-9).	Alex C. Fergusson, LLC (AFCO)	Oct 13, 2016
1671	Polypropylene (CAS Reg. No. 9003-07-0).	Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.	Oct 26, 2016
1666	An aqueous mixture of peroxyacetic acid (PAA) (CAS Reg. No. 79-21-0), hydrogen peroxide (HP) (CAS Reg. No. 7722-84-1), acetic acid (CAS Reg. No. 64-19-7), 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP) (CAS Reg. No. 2809-21-4), water, and, optionally, sulfuric acid (CAS Reg. No. 7664-93-9).	Valley Chemical Solutions	Oct 20, 2016
1660	1,3-Benzenedicarboxamide, N,N'-bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl) (CAS Reg. No. 42774-15-2).	Clariant Plastics & Coatings USA Inc.	Oct 19, 2016
1659	2-Pyridinethiol-1-oxide, sodium salt (CAS Reg. No. 15922-78-8; 3811-73-2)	Ecolab, Inc.	Oct 13, 2016

The Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997 amended the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the submission of food-contact notifications (FCNs). Under the FCN system, a manufacturer or supplier of a food-contact material may submit an FCN to FDA regarding the identity and use of a new food-contact substance (FCS), along with information supporting the conclusion that the substance is safe for the intended use.

If FDA does not object in writing within 120 days to the substance's use based on safety grounds, the submitter and its customers may market the substance. Once the notification becomes effective, FDA will add it to its Inventory of Effective FCS Notifications.