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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Final Rules: Food Additives and Color Additives
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ACETONE

CAS Reg. No. (or other ID)*: 67-64-1
Substance*: ACETONE
Other Names: ♦ ACETONE
♦ DIMETHYL KETONE
♦ BETA-KETOPROPANE
♦ PYROACETIC ETHER
♦ 2-OXOPROPANE
♦ 2-PROPANONE
♦ METHYL KETONE
♦ DIMETHYLFORMALDEHYDE
Used for*† (Technical Effect): FLAVOR ENHANCER,
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,
SOLVENT OR VEHICLE,
WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT
Color additive regulations (21 CFR Parts 73, 74, 81, 82)*^: 73.173.3073.34573.615
Food additive and GRAS regulations (21 CFR Parts 170-186)*: 173.210175.105175.320176.180176.300177.2600
FEMA No.*: 3326
FEMA GRAS Publication No(s).*: 6
JECFA Flavor Number*: 139

 

*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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