Substances Added to Food (formerly EAFUS)
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Petition(s): CAP 0C0316
Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Spirulina Extract
| Petitioner: | GNT USA, Inc. |
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| Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)): | FDA-2020-C-1309 |
| Subject additive and intended use: | amending the color additive regulations to provide for the expanded safe use of spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) extract as a color additive in alcoholic beverages with less than 20 percent alcohol-by-volume content, non-alcoholic beverages, condiments and sauces, dips, dairy product alternatives (identified as non-dairy yogurt alternatives, non-dairy frozen desserts, and non-dairy puddings), salad dressings, and seasoning mixes (unheated). |
| 21 CFR* affected: | 73.530Spirulina extract. |
| Substance(s)*, (CAS Registry® No.): | Spirulina extract |
| Federal Register publication history: | May 8, 202085 FR 27340Notification of petition |
| Nov 10, 202287 FR 67785Final RuleDec 13, 2022 | |
| Mar 16, 202388 FR 16182Final rule; confirmation of effective date.Dec 13, 2022 |
*Definitions
- CAS Reg. No. (or other ID): Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) Registry Number® for the substance or a numerical code assigned by HFP to those substances that do not have a CAS Registry Number (977nnn-nn-n series).
- Substance: The name of the ingredient as recognized by HFP.
- Used for† (Technical Effect): The physical or technical effect(s) the substance has in or on food; see 21 CFR 170.3(o) for definitions.
- 21 CFR: Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
- FEMA No.: The trade association, Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA), has established expert panels to evaluate and make independent determinations on the GRAS status of flavoring substances. The FEMA number is provided here as a reference to FEMA’s GRAS assessments.
- The GRAS Pub. No. is the FEMA GRAS™ publication number.
- NLFG is no longer FEMA GRAS™.
- For more information about FEMA GRAS, see About the FEMA GRAS™ Program <> .
- JECFA: The Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) is an international expert scientific committee that is administered jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). See JECFA Specifications for Flavourings <>
†Color Additives
- For a substance to be used as a color additive in the US, it must be authorized by a regulation in 21 CFR Part 73, 74, or 82.
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