Petition(s): GRP 3G0011

GRAS Status of Whey, Whey Products and Hydrogen Peroxide

• Petitioner: Foremost-McKesson, Inc.
• Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)): (78N-0369)
• Subject additive and intended use: affirming that whey and certain modified whey products are generally recognized as safe (GRAS) as direct human food ingredients, and that hydrogen peroxide is GRAS for use as an antimicrobial agent in cheesemaking and whey processing
• 21 CFR* affected: 184.1366 Hydrogen peroxide ; 184.1979 Whey ; 184.1979a Reduced lactose whey ; 184.1979b Reduced minerals whey ; 184.1979c Whey protein concentrate
• Substance(s)*, (CAS Registry® No.): hydrogen peroxide, (7722-84-1) ; whey, (92129-90-3) ; whey, reduced lactose, (92129-93-6) ; whey, reduced minerals ; whey protein concentrate
• Federal Register publication history: Mar 7, 1973 38 FR 6215 Notice ; Dec 17, 1975 40 FR 58485 Notice ; Sep 4, 1981 46 FR 44434 Final Rule Sep 4, 1981 ; Feb 19, 1982 47 FR 7410 Final Rule; Correction

 

*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)