Patent ID: 11905353
Assignee: ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY
Field: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 0:
1. A pressure sensitive adhesive composition for use in an adhesive layer of a food contact article, comprising:
an acrylic emulsion formed from:
(a) a monomer mixture consisting of, based on the total weight of monomers in the monomer mixture,
from 60 to 90 weight percent 2-ethylhexyl acrylate; and
from 40 to 10 weight percent of a plurality of unsaturated monomers consisting of (i) methyl methacrylate and (ii) styrene, vinyl acetate, and acrylic acid;

(b) a surfactant; and
(c) an initiator,

wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive composition has an overall migration of less than 10 mg/dm2, as measured in accordance with EN 1186.