21 CFR § 181.30 - Substances used in the manufacture of paper and paperboard products used in food packaging.

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title: "21 CFR § 181.30 - Substances used in the manufacture of paper and paperboard products used in food packaging."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "181.30"
section_name: "Substances used in the manufacture of paper and paperboard products used in food packaging."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION"
part_number: "181"
part_name: "PRIOR-SANCTIONED FOOD INGREDIENTS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348, 371."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 14638, Mar. 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
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# 181.30 Substances used in the manufacture of paper and paperboard products used in food packaging.

Substances used in the manufacture of paper and paperboard products used in food packaging shall include:

Aliphatic polyoxyethylene ethers.*
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*Under the conditions of normal use, these substances would not reasonably be expected to migrate to food, based on available scientific information and data.

1-Alkyl (C<sub>6</sub>-C<sub>18</sub>)3-amino-3-aminopropane monoacetate.*

Borax or boric acid for use in adhesives, sizes, and coatings.*

Butadiene-styrene copolymer.

Chromium complex of perfluoro-octane sulfonyl glycine for use on paper and paperboard which is waxed.*

Disodium cyanodithioimidocarbamate with ethylene diamine and potassium *N*-methyl dithiocarbamate and/or sodium 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (slimicides).*

Ethyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate copolymers of itaconic acid or methacrylic acid for use only on paper and paperboard which is waxed.*

Hexamethylene tetramine as a setting agent for protein, including casein.*

1-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-1-(4-chlorobutyl)-2-alkyl (C<sub>6</sub>-C<sub>17</sub>) imidazolinium chloride.*

Itaconic acid (polymerized).

Melamine formaldehyde polymer.

Methyl acrylate (polymerized).

Methyl ethers of mono-, di-, and tripropylene glycol.*

Myristo chromic chloride complex.

Nitrocellulose.

Polyethylene glycol 400.

Polyvinyl acetate.

Potassium pentachlorophenate as a slime control agent.*

Potassium trichlorophenate as a slime control agent.*

Resins from high and low viscosity polyvinyl alcohol for fatty foods only.

Rubber hydrochloride.

Sodium pentachlorophenate as a slime control agent.*

Sodium-trichlorophenate as a slime control agent.*

Stearato-chromic chloride complex.

Titanium dioxide.*

Urea formaldehyde polymer.

Vinylidine chlorides (polymerized).