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Final Rules: Food Additives and Color Additives

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Petition(s): GRP 3G0011

GRAS Status of Whey, Whey Products and Hydrogen Peroxide

Petitioner: Foremost-McKesson, Inc.
Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)): (78N-0369)
Subject additive and intended use: affirming that whey and certain modified whey products are generally recognized as safe (GRAS) as direct human food ingredients, and that hydrogen peroxide is GRAS for use as an antimicrobial agent in cheesemaking and whey processing
21 CFR* affected: 184.1366; Hydrogen peroxide
184.1979; Whey
184.1979a; Reduced lactose whey
184.1979b; Reduced minerals whey
184.1979c; Whey protein concentrate
Substance(s)*, (CAS Registry® No.):
  • hydrogen peroxide, (7722-84-1)
  • whey, (92129-90-3)
  • whey, reduced lactose, (92129-93-6)
  • whey, reduced minerals
  • whey protein concentrate
  • Federal Register publication history: Mar 7, 1973; 38 FR 6215; Notice
    Dec 17, 1975; 40 FR 58485; Notice
    Sep 4, 1981; 46 FR 44434; Final Rule; Effective date: Sep 4, 1981
    Feb 19, 1982; 47 FR 7410; Final Rule; Correction


     

    *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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