[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: 21CFR177.1670]
[Page 316-317]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES (CONTINUED)
PART 177_INDIRECT FOOD ADDITIVES: POLYMERS--Table of Contents
Subpart B_Substances for Use as Basic Components of Single and Repeated
Use Food Contact Surfaces
Sec. 177.1670 Polyvinyl alcohol film.
Polyvinyl alcohol film may be safely used in contact with food of
the types identified in Sec. 176.170(c) of this chapter, table 1, under
Types V, VIII, and IX, in accordance with the following prescribed
conditions:
(a) The polyvinyl alcohol film is produced from polyvinyl alcohol
having a minimum viscosity of 4 centipoises when a 4-percent aqueous
solution is tested at 20 [deg]C.
(b) The finished food-contact film for use in contact with Food
Types V or IX, when extracted with the solvent characterizing the type
of food and under the conditions of time and temperature characterizing
its intended use as determined from tables 1 and 2 of Sec. 176.170(c)
of this chapter, yields total extractives not to exceed 0.078 milligram
per square centimeter (0.5 milligram per square inch) of food-contact
surface when tested by ASTM method F34-76 (Reapproved 1980), ``Standard
Test Method for Liquid Extraction of Flexible Barrier Materials,'' which
is incorporated by reference. Copies may be obtained from the American
Society for Testing Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Dr., West Conshohocken,
Philadelphia, PA 19428-2959, or may be examined at the National Archives
and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability
of this
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material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/
federal--register/code--of--federal--regulations/ibr--locations.html.
(c) The finished food-contact film shall not be used as a component
of food containers intended for use in contact with water.
[42 FR 14572, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 49 FR 10110, Mar. 19, 1984]
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