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Regulated Food and Feed Products for Great Britain

furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid

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Product details

FCM substance No.
1031
EEC packaging material reference No.
not specified
CAS No.
3238-40-2
Substance name
furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid
Use as additive or polymer production aid (yes/no)
no
Use as monomer or other starting substance or macromolecule obtained from microbial fermentation (yes/no)
yes
FRF applicable (yes/no)
no

Conditions of use

Specific migration limit [mg/kg]
5 mg/kg
Restrictions and specifications
Only to be used as a monomer in the production of polyethylene furanoate. The migration of the oligomeric fraction of less than 1 000 Da shall not exceed 50 μg/kg food (expressed as furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid).
Notes on verification of compliance
not specified

Dates

Date applied from
Last updated

Legislation

Additional information
not specified