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Regulated Food and Feed Products for Great Britain

1,4-butanediol formal

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Product details

FCM substance No.
344
EEC packaging material reference No.
13810
CAS No.
0000505-65-7
Substance name
1,4-butanediol formal
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]
0.05 mg/kg
Restrictions and specifications
not specified
Notes on verification of compliance
In case of reaction with foods or simulants verification of compliance shall include verification that the migration limits of the hydrolysis products, formaldehyde and 1,4-butanediol, are not exceeded.
Group restrictions
Group restriction No. FCM substance Nos. in group restriction Total specific migration limit [mg/kg] Group restriction specification
15 98 formaldehyde
196 hexamethylenetetramine
254 1,4-butanediol
344 1,4-butanediol formal
344 1,4-butanediol formal
672 polyester of 1,4-butanediol with caprolactone
15 mg/kg expressed as formaldehyde

Dates

Date applied from
Last updated

Legislation

Additional information
not specified