§ 181.30 - Substances used in the manufacture of paper and paperboard products used in food packaging.  


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  • § 181.30 Substances used in the manufacture of paper and paperboard products used in food packaging.

    Substances used in the manufacture of paper and paperboard products used in food packaging shall include:

    Aliphatic polyoxyethylene ethers.*

    1-Alkyl (C6-C18)3-amino-3-aminopropane monoacetate.*

    Borax or boric acid for use in adhesives, sizes, and coatings.*

    Butadiene-styrene copolymer.

    Chromium complex of perfluoro-octane sulfonyl glycine for use on paper and paperboard which is waxed.*

    Disodium cyanodithioimidocarbamate with ethylene diamine and potassium N-methyl dithiocarbamate and/or sodium 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (slimicides).*

    Ethyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate copolymers of itaconic acid or methacrylic acid for use only on paper and paperboard which is waxed.*

    Hexamethylene tetramine as a setting agent for protein, including casein.*

    1-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-1-(4-chlorobutyl)-2-alkyl (C6-C17) imidazolinium chloride.*

    Itaconic acid (polymerized).

    Melamine formaldehyde polymer.

    Methyl acrylate (polymerized).

    Methyl ethers of mono-, di-, and tripropylene glycol.*

    Myristo chromic chloride complex.

    Nitrocellulose.

    Polyethylene glycol 400.

    Polyvinyl acetate.

    Potassium pentachlorophenate as a slime control agent.*

    Potassium trichlorophenate as a slime control agent.*

    Resins from high and low viscosity polyvinyl alcohol for fatty foods only.

    Rubber hydrochloride.

    Sodium pentachlorophenate as a slime control agent.*

    Sodium-trichlorophenate as a slime control agent.*

    Stearato-chromic chloride complex.

    Titanium dioxide.*

    Urea formaldehyde polymer.

    Vinylidine chlorides (polymerized).

    *Under the conditions of normal use, these substances would not reasonably be expected to migrate to food, based on available scientific information and data.