Petition(s): FAP 2A3659

Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Acesulfame Potassium

• Petitioner: American Hoechst Corp. (now Hoechst Celanese Corp.)
• Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)): (82F-0295)
• Subject additive and intended use: amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of acesulfame potassium as a nonnutritive sweetener
• 21 CFR* affected: 172.800 Acesulfame potassium
• Substance(s)*, (CAS Registry® No.): acesulfame potassium, (55589-62-3)
• Federal Register publication history: Oct 15, 1982 47 FR 46139 Notice ; Jul 28, 1988 53 FR 28379 Final Rule Jul 28, 1988 ; Feb 27, 1992 57 FR 6667 Final Rule; denial of requests for a stay of effective date and for a hearing confirmation of effective date Jul 28, 1988 ; Dec 8, 1992 57 FR 57960 Final Rule (include safe use in confectionary) Dec 8, 1992

 

*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)