Dibutyl Sebacate
Dibutyl sebacate is permitted as an indirect food additive (plasticizer in food-contact materials) under FDA regulations and as a component of certain food-contact polymers; not used as a direct food ingredient.
What it is
Diester of n-butanol and sebacic acid; a plasticizer.
Used as a plasticizer in food packaging materials and some pharmaceutical coatings; permitted as an indirect food additive.
What regulators actually say
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Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Listed as an indirect food additive in food packaging under 21 CFR 175.105 (adhesives) and other parts; also permitted as an ingredient in some plasticized food-contact materials.
European Union — EFSA
Used in food-contact materials in the EU; subject to migration limits under food-contact regulations.
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