Final Rules and Final Orders: Food Additives and Color Additives
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Petition(s): FAP 6A3903
Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Gellan Gum
| Petitioner: | Kelco, a Division of Merck & Co., Inc. |
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| Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)): | (85F-0555) |
| Subject additive and intended use: | amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of gellan gum as a stabilizer and thickener in frostings, glazes, icings, jams, and jellies |
| 21 CFR* affected: | 172.665; Gellan gum |
| Substance(s)*, (CAS Registry® No.): |
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| Federal Register publication history: | Jan 7, 1986; 51 FR 687; Notice |
| Sep 28, 1990; 55 FR 39613; Final Rule; Effective date: Sep 28, 1990 |
*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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