2003 Food and Color Additive Final Rules

One of the charges of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition is to assure that the use of food ingredients and color additives is safe. The authority for this mission is derived from the 1958 food additive and 1960 color additive amendments to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Towards this end, CFSAN evaluates new petitions to determine if substances are considered safe for addition to the food supply. When a petition for a food ingredient or color additive is approved, a regulation identifying the conditions of use is published in the Federal Register. For information about additional food ingredient review programs in the Office of Food Additive Safety, consult the Inventory of Effective Premarket Notifications for Food Contact Substances and the Summary of all GRAS Notices. 

The following listing documents the Final rules issued by the Office of Food Additive Safety during calendar year 2003. The exact date of the Publication and the Federal Register citation is listed along with other identifying information that can be found in the published Federal Register document. A link to the Government Printing Office Web site below the listing provides access to Federal Register documents. 

For more information about the petition process, see Questions and Answers About the Petition Process. Final rules for years 2000-present are also available.

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DATE	FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION	PETITION NUMBER	DOCKET NUMBER	SUBJECT
2/14/2003	68 FR 7416	0C0271	00C-1321	Final Rule; Listing of Color Additives Exempt from Certification for use in contact lenses; Mica-Based Pearlescent Pigments; Confirmation of Effective Date of November 26, 2002. 21 CFR 73.3128
2/27/2003	68 FR 9000	2A4734	02F-0160	Final Rule; The Minute Maid Co., Vitamin D3 as a nutrient supplement in calcium-fortified fruit juices and juice drinks except those specially formulated or processed for infants, at levels not to exceed 100 International Units per reference amount customarily consumed. 21 CFR 172.380.
8/5/2003	68 FR 46364	7A3997	00F-0792	Final Rule; Procter and Gamble Co.; Olestra: Removal of label statement prescribed for savory snack products. 21 CFR 172.867.
8/5/2003	68 FR 46403	NA	87F-0179	Final Rule; Denial of Request for hearing; Olestra: as a replacement for fats and oils in savory snacks. 21 CFR 172.867.
8/20/2003	68 FR 50069	8A4610	98F-0717	Final rule; Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. Sucrose Oligoesters as an emulsifier or stabilizer, at a level not to exceed 2.0 percent, in chocolate and in butter substitute spreads. 21 CFR Part 172.869.
12/31/2003	68 FR 75411	2A4735	02F-0220	Final rule; Nutrinova, Inc.; Acesulfame Potassium as a general-purpose sweetener and flavor enhancer in food, not including meat and poultry. 21 CFR Part 172.800.