Petition(s): FAP 8A4610

Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Sucrose Oligoesters

• Petitioner: Mitsubishi Chemical Corp.
• Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)): FDA-1998-F-0090 (1998F-0717) (98F-0717)
• Subject additive and intended use: amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of sucrose oligoesters (sucrose esters of fatty acids with an average degree of esterification ranging from four to seven) as an emulsifier or stabilizer, at a level not to exceed 2.0 percent, in chocolate and in butter-substitute spreads.
• 21 CFR* affected: 172.869 Sucrose oligoesters.
• Substance(s)*, (CAS Registry® No.): sucrose oligoesters
• Federal Register publication history: Sep 1, 1998 63 FR 46465 Notice ; Aug 20, 2003 68 FR 50069 Final Rule Aug 20, 2003

 

*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)