date:Jan 07, 2016
Notification Process, which would need to address FDA's safety concerns.
Before safety issues cropped up, FDA had permitted the use of PFCs as grease-proofing agents. These permissions include the food additive regulation for long-chain PFCs which was sanctioned prior to 2000. This rule will now be revoked.
In 2010, the FDA recognized safety concerns related to the use of PFCs through a detailed review and then collaborated with the food industry to stop the distribution of the long-chain PFCs