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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Final Rules: Food Additives and Color Additives
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Petition(s): CAP 3C0240

Listing of Color Additives Exempt from Certification; Canthaxanthin

Petitioner: BASF Corp.
Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)): (93C-0248)
Subject additive and intended use: amending the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of canthaxanthin as a color additive in the feed of salmonid fish to enhance the color of their flesh
21 CFR* affected: 73.75 Canthaxanthin
Substance(s)*, (CAS Registry® No.): canthaxanthin, (514-78-3)
Federal Register publication history: Aug 12, 1993 58 FR 42975 Notice
Mar 27, 1998 63 FR 14814 Final rule Apr 28, 1998
Sep 25, 1998 63 FR 51299 Final rule; confirmation of effective date Apr 28, 1998

 

*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)
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