[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR175.210]
[Page 169]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES (CONTINUED)
PART 175_INDIRECT FOOD ADDITIVES: ADHESIVES AND COMPONENTS OF COATINGS
--Table of Contents
Subpart C_Substances for Use as Components of Coatings
Sec. 175.210 Acrylate ester copolymer coating.
Acrylate ester copolymer coating may safely be used as a food-
contact surface of articles intended for packaging and holding food,
including heating of prepared food, subject to the provisions of this
section:
(a) The acrylate ester copolymer is a fully polymerized copolymer of
ethyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, and methacrylic acid applied in
emulsion form to molded virgin fiber and heat-cured to an insoluble
resin.
(b) Optional substances used in the preparation of the polymer and
in the preparation and application of the emulsion may include
substances named in this paragraph, in an amount not to exceed that
required to accomplish the desired technical effect and subject to any
limitation prescribed: Provided, however, That any substance named in
this paragraph and covered by a specific regulation in subchapter B of
this chapter must meet any specifications in such regulation.
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List of substances Limitations
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Aluminum stearate.........................
Ammonium lauryl sulfate...................
Borax..................................... Not to exceed the amount
required as a preservative
in emulsion defoamer.
Disodium hydrogen phosphate............... Do.
Formaldehyde..............................
Glyceryl monostearate.....................
Methyl cellulose..........................
Mineral oil...............................
Paraffin wax..............................
Potassium hydroxide.......................
Potassium persulfate......................
Tallow....................................
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate.................
Titanium dioxide..........................
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(c) The coating in the form in which it contacts food meets the
following tests:
(1) An appropriate sample when exposed to distilled water at 212
[deg]F for 30 minutes shall yield total chloroform-soluble extractables
not to exceed 0.5 milligram per square inch.
(2) An appropriate sample when exposed to n-heptane at 120 [deg]F
for 30 minutes shall yield total chloroform-soluble extractables not to
exceed 0.5 milligram per square inch.
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