Petition(s): GRP 0G0265

Certain Tocopherols; Affirmation of GRAS Status as Direct Human Food Ingredients

• Petitioner: Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc.
• Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)): (80G-0412)
• Subject additive and intended use: affirming that d- and dl-alpha-tocopherols are generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for use as inhibitors of nitrosamine formation in pump-cured bacon
• 21 CFR* affected: 184.1890 α-Tocopherols
• Substance(s)*, (CAS Registry® No.): d-alpha-tocopherol, (59-02-9) ; dl-alpha-tocopherol, (10191-41-0)
• Federal Register publication history: Nov 7, 1980 45 FR 74061 Notice ; Apr 4, 1984 49 FR 13346 Final Rule Apr 4, 1984 ; May 9, 1984 49 FR 19640 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)