[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR189.300]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES (CONTINUED)
 
PART 189--SUBSTANCES PROHIBITED FROM USE IN HUMAN FOOD--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart C--Substances Prohibited From Indirect Addition to Human Food 
                      Through Food-Contact Surfaces
 
Sec. 189.300  Hydrogenated 4,4'-isopropylidene-diphenolphosphite ester resins.

    (a) Hydrogenated 4,4'-isopropylidene-diphenolphosphite ester resins 
are the condensation product of 1 mole of triphenyl phosphite and 1.5 
moles of hydrogenated 4,4'-isopropylidene-diphenol such that the 
finished resins have a molecular weight in the range of 2,400 to 3,000. 
They are synthetic chemicals not found in natural products and have been 
used as antioxidants and as stabilizers in vinyl chloride polymer resins 
when such polymer resins are used in the manufacture of rigid vinyl 
chloride polymer bottles.
    (b) Food containing any added or detectable levels of these 
substances is

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deemed to be adulterated and in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act, based upon an order published in the Federal Register of 
September 9, 1987 (52 FR 33929).

[54 FR 7188, Feb. 17, 1989]