Final Rules: Food Additives and Color Additives
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Petition(s): FAP 7A3997
Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Olestra
| Petitioner: | Proctor & Gamble Co. |
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| Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)): | FDA-1987-F-0011; (1987F-0179); (87F-0179) |
| Subject additive and intended use: | amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of sucrose esterified with medium and long chain fatty acids (olestra) as a replacement for fats and oils. |
| 21 CFR* affected: | 172.867; Olestra. |
| Substance(s)*, (CAS Registry® No.): |
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| Federal Register publication history: | Jun 23, 1987; 52 FR 23606; Notice |
| Jan 30, 1996; 61 FR 3118; Final Rule; Effective date: Jan 30, 1996 | |
| Aug 5, 2003; 68 FR 46403; Final Rule; Denial of Request for hearing and Response to Objections | |
| Oct 7, 2003; 68 FR 57957; 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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