Petition(s): FAP 9A4778

Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Advantame

• Petitioner: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
• Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)): FDA-2009-F-0303
• Subject additive and intended use: amending the food additive regulations in part 172 Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption (21 CFR part 172), to provide for the safe use of advantame as a non-nutritive sweetener in tabletop applications and powdered beverage mixes.
• 21 CFR* affected: 172.803 Advantame.
• Substance(s)*, (CAS Registry® No.): N-[N-[3-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl) propyl-?-aspartyl]-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester, monohydrate, (714229-20-6)
• Federal Register publication history: Jul 21, 2009 74 FR 35871 Notice ; Oct 26, 2012 77 FR 65340 Notice of petition (Amendment) ; May 21, 2014 79 FR 29078 Final Rule May 21, 2014 ; Dec 24, 2014 79 FR 77385 Final Rule; Response to Objections; Confirmation of Effective Date May 21, 2014

 

*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)