Chemical Requirements

What chemistry information is required in a Food-Contact Notification?

Mar 2001

Question: What chemistry information is required in a Food-Contact Notification?

Answer: Generally speaking, a Food Contact Notification should include:

• The chemical identity of the food-contact substance;
• Manufacturing information (raw materials used, time and temperatures, purification processes, and impurity levels);
• Information on the properties of the food-contact substance and specifications (e.g., molecular weight, viscosity);
• Use level and conditions of use;
• The intended technical effect of the food-contact substance (e.g., enhances the oxygen barrier properties of a material);
• A determination of how much of the food-contact substance is expected to be present in the contacted food (e.g., analysis of food, migration studies, or modeling); and
• An exposure estimate.

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