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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): FAP 0A4782

Food Additive Regulations; Incorporation by Reference of the Food Chemicals Codex, 7th Edition

Petitioner: United States Pharmacopeial Convention
Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)): FDA-2010-F-0320
Subject additive and intended use: amending select food additive regulations that incorporate by reference food-grade specifications from prior editions of the Food Chemicals Codex (FCC) to incorporate by reference food-grade specifications from the FCC 7th Edition (FCC 7).
21 CFR* affected: 172.345; Folic acid (folacin).
172.379; Vitamin D2.
172.380; Vitamin D3.
172.665; Gellan gum.
172.712; 1,3-Butylene glycol.
172.736; Glycerides and polyglycides of hydrogenated vegetable oils.
172.780; Acacia (gum arabic).
172.800; Acesulfame potassium.
172.804; Aspartame.
172.810; Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate.
172.812; Glycine.
172.831; Sucralose.
172.841; Polydextrose.
172.862; Oleic acid derived from tall oil fatty acids.
172.867; Olestra.
172.869; Sucrose oligoesters.
173.160; Candida guilliermondii.
173.165; Candida lipolytica.
173.228; Ethyl acetate.
173.280; Solvent extraction process for citric acid.
173.310; Boiler water additives.
Federal Register publication history: Aug 10, 2010; 75 FR 48353; Notice
Jan 18, 2012; 77 FR 2492; Notice of petition (Amendment)
Nov 29, 2013; 78 FR 71457; Final Rule; Effective date: Nov 29, 2013

 

*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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