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Regulated Food and Feed Products for Great Britain

3,4-diacetoxy-1-butene

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Product details

FCM substance No.
862
EEC packaging material reference No.
15180
CAS No.
0018085-02-4
Substance name
3,4-diacetoxy-1-butene
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

Status

Status
Authorised
Applies in
England, Scotland, Wales
Status change date
The date the status was last changed.

Terms of authorisation

Specific migration limit [mg/kg]
0.05 mg/kg
Restrictions and specifications
SML including the hydrolysis product 3,4-dihydroxy-1-butene Only to be used as a co-monomer for ethylvinylalcohol (EVOH) and polyvinylalcohol (PVOH) copolymers.
Notes on verification of compliance
Only a method for determination of the residual content of the substance in the polymer is available.There is a risk that the OML could be exceeded in direct contact with aqueous foods from ethylvinylalcohol (EVOH) and polyvinylalcohol (PVOH) copolymers
Additional information
Footnotes 17 and 19 were omitted and need to be included given that these were in the legislation prior to EU exit

Updates

Last updated
The date the item authorisation was last updated.