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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Final Rules: Food Additives and Color Additives

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Petition(s): FAP 0A4782

Food Additive Regulations; Incorporation by Reference of the Food Chemicals Codex, 7th Edition

Petitioner: United States Pharmacopeial Convention
Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)): FDA-2010-F-0320
Subject additive and intended use: amending select food additive regulations that incorporate by reference food-grade specifications from prior editions of the Food Chemicals Codex (FCC) to incorporate by reference food-grade specifications from the FCC 7th Edition (FCC 7).
21 CFR* affected: 172.345 Folic acid (folacin).
172.379 Vitamin D2.
172.380 Vitamin D3.
172.665 Gellan gum.
172.712 1,3-Butylene glycol.
172.736 Glycerides and polyglycides of hydrogenated vegetable oils.
172.780 Acacia (gum arabic).
172.800 Acesulfame potassium.
172.804 Aspartame.
172.810 Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate.
172.812 Glycine.
172.831 Sucralose.
172.841 Polydextrose.
172.862 Oleic acid derived from tall oil fatty acids.
172.867 Olestra.
172.869 Sucrose oligoesters.
173.160 Candida guilliermondii.
173.165 Candida lipolytica.
173.228 Ethyl acetate.
173.280 Solvent extraction process for citric acid.
173.310 Boiler water additives.
Federal Register publication history: Aug 10, 2010 75 FR 48353 Notice
Jan 18, 2012 77 FR 2492 Notice of petition (Amendment)
Nov 29, 2013 78 FR 71457 Final Rule Nov 29, 2013

 

*Definitions

  • 21 CFR: Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
  • Substance: The name of the substance listed in the CFR.
  • CAS Registry® No.: Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) Registry Number® for the substance.
  • Petitions (see also Questions and Answers About the Petition Process)
    • FAP: Food Additive Petition
    • CAP: Color Additive Petition
    • GRP: GRAS Affirmation Petition (replaced by GRAS Notification Program in 1998)
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