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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently added 9 new substances to its Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substances (FCS) Notifications. The newly listed substances and the manufacturers are listed below.
| FCM No. | Food Contact Substance | Manufacturer/Supplier | Effective Date |
| 2395 | Chlorine dioxide (CAS Reg. No. 10049-04-4). | Energis Solutions | Feb 25, 2025 |
| 2414 | Dimethyl dicarbonate (CAS Reg. No. 4525-33-1). | LANXESS Corporation | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 2413 | Microfibrillated cellulose pulp (CAS Reg. No.: 65996-61-4). REPLACES FCN 2022 | Fiberlean Technologies Limited | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 2412 | Microfibrillated cellulose pulp (CAS Reg. No.: 65996-61-4). | Borregaard AS | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 2411 | Microfibrillated cellulose pulp (CAS Reg. No. 65996-61-4). | Evergreen Packaging LLC | Feb 8, 2025 |
| 2410 | Microfibrillated cellulose pulp (CAS Reg. No. 65996-61-4). | Sappi Biochemtech BV Sappi Papier Holding GmbH | Feb 8, 2025 |
| 2409 | Microfibrillated cellulose pulp (CAS Reg. No. 65996-61-4). | Stora Enso Oyj | Feb 8, 2025 |
| 2408 | Tricyclodecanedimethanol (CAS Reg. No. 26160-83-8 and 26896-48-0). | Metlac S.p.A. and its stewarded affiliates around the world | Feb 4, 2025 |
| 2407 | Fluorphlogopite-based pearlescent pigments. | NIHON KOKEN KOGYO Co., LTD. | Feb 4, 2025 |
Understanding FCS Notifications
In pursuant to the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act (FDAMA) amended the the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, a food contact substance notification (FCN) allows manufacturers or suppliers to market a substance for food contact use only if it has been demonstrated to be safe for its intended application. Companies who wish to use FCS must submit FCN to FDA prior to marketing the product.
The FDA has a mandated 120-day time-period to review that submission. If the agency does not express any objections about the safety of the substance in that time-period, then the company can legally market the product. Once the notification becomes effective, FDA will add it to its Inventory of Effective FCS Notifications.
An effective FCN applies only to the food contact substance that is the subject of the FCN and is applicable to the manufacturer/supplier listed within the notification.
