Petition(s): FAP 9A4166, FAP 0A4183, FAP 2A4321

Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Sucrose Fatty Acid Esters

• Petitioner: Nebraska Department of Economic Development and Mitsubishi Kasei Corp.
• Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)): (89F-0400, 89F-0508, 92F-0163)
• Subject additive and intended use: amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of sucrose fatty acid esters as emulsifiers, stabilizers, and texturizers in chewing gum, confections, and frostings; texturizers in surimibased fabricated seafood products; and emulsifiers in coffee and tea beverages with added dairy ingredients and/or dairy product analogues
• 21 CFR* affected: 172.859 Sucrose fatty acid esters
• Substance(s)*, (CAS Registry® No.): sucrose fatty acid esters
• Federal Register publication history: Oct 24, 1989 54 FR 43338 Notice ; Jan 10, 1990 55 FR 908 Notice Jan 10, 1990 ; May 13, 1992 57 FR 20495 Notice May 13, 1992 ; Aug 29, 1995 60 FR 44755 Final Rule Aug 29, 1995

 

*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)