Final Rules: Food Additives and Color Additives

Petition(s): FAP 0A4782

Petitioner:	United States Pharmacopeial Convention
Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)):	FDA-2010-F-0320
Subject additive and intended use:	amending select food additive regulations that incorporate by reference food-grade specifications from prior editions of the Food Chemicals Codex (FCC) to incorporate by reference food-grade specifications from the FCC 7th Edition (FCC 7).
21 CFR* affected:	172.345; Folic acid (folacin).
	172.379; Vitamin D₂.
	172.380; Vitamin D₃.
	172.665; Gellan gum.
	172.712; 1,3-Butylene glycol.
	172.736; Glycerides and polyglycides of hydrogenated vegetable oils.
	172.780; Acacia (gum arabic).
	172.800; Acesulfame potassium.
	172.804; Aspartame.
	172.810; Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate.
	172.812; Glycine.
	172.831; Sucralose.
	172.841; Polydextrose.
	172.862; Oleic acid derived from tall oil fatty acids.
	172.867; Olestra.
	172.869; Sucrose oligoesters.
	173.160; Candida guilliermondii.
	173.165; Candida lipolytica.
	173.228; Ethyl acetate.
	173.280; Solvent extraction process for citric acid.
	173.310; Boiler water additives.
Federal Register publication history:	Aug 10, 2010; 75 FR 48353; Notice
	Jan 18, 2012; 77 FR 2492; Notice of petition (Amendment)
	Nov 29, 2013; 78 FR 71457; Final Rule; Effective date: Nov 29, 2013

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)