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Food and Color Additive Petitions Under Review

July 2012

The following table is a listing of food and color additive petitions filed by FDA's Office of Food Additive Safety (OFAS) and under active review as of July 12, 2012. This list does not reflect new petitions filed after that date or any change in status for the listed petitions that has occurred after that date. This list will be updated approximately every other month.

SourceTitle
CooperVision, Inc.CAP 1C0291 Use of 1,4-bis[4-(2-methacryloxethyl)phenylamino]anthraquinone (C.I. Reactive Blue 246) copolymerized with various monomers for use as colored contact lens materials
CooperVision, Inc.CAP 1C0292 Use of 1-4-bis[(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]-9,10-anthracenedione bis(2-methyl-2-propenoic)ester (C.I. Reactive Blue 247) copolymerized with various monomers for use as colored contact lens materials
Mars, Inc.CAP 2C0293 To amend the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of spirulina blue, an extract made from the biomass of Anthrospira platensis (spirulina), to color candy and chewing gum
E. & J. Gallo WineryCAP 2C0294 To amend the color additive regulations in 21 CFR 73.350 to provide for the safe use of mica-based pearlescent pigments prepared from titanium dioxide and mica as color additives in distilled spirits containing not less than 18% and not more than 23% alcohol by volume but not including distilled spirits mixtures containing more that 5% wine on a proof gallon basis
Sauflon PharmaceuticalsCAP 8C0287 Use of disodium 1-amino-4-[[4-[(2-bromo-1-oxoallyl)amino]-2- sulfonatophenyl]amino]-9,10-dihydro-9,10-dioxoanthracene-2-sulfonate (CAS Reg. No. 70209-99-3) as a color additive in contact lenses
Glenn ScottFAP 0A4216 Petition to prohibit the use of BHA
US Pharmacopeia

FAP 0A4782 Incorporate by reference Food Chemicals Codex 7th Edition Standards in Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 172, 173, 178 and 180

Nexira (formerly Colloides Naturels International)FAP 1A4784 Expanded use of acacia gum in selected foods as a stabilizer and emulsifier and source of dietary fiber
National Fisheries Institute, IncFAP 1M4727 Use of approved sources of ionizing radiation as a physical process to reduce the food safety risk in consuming crustaceans
Ecolab, Inc.FAP 2A4785 To amend the food additive regulations in 21 CFR Part 173 to provide for the safe use of sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate as a component of an antimicrobial solution for washing fruits and vegetables without the requirement of a potable water rinse
Abbott Laboratories.FAP 2A4788 To amend the food additive regulations in 21 CFR 172.380 to provide for the safe use of vitamin D3 as a nutrient supplement in meal replacement beverages and meal replacement bars that are not intended for special dietary use in reducing or maintaining body weight and for use in foods that are sole sources of nutrition for enteral feeding
Gruma Corporation, Spina Bifida Association, March of Dimes Foundation, American Academy of Pediatrics, Royal DSM N.V., and National Council of La Raza.FAP 2A4796 To amend the food additive regulations in 21 CFR 172.345 to provide for the safe use of folic acid in corn masa flour
RHM Research EnglandFAP 6A3930 Mycoprotein (mycelium fusarium graminearum) as a nutrient supplement in frozen entrees
Ajinomoto Co., IncFAP 9A4778 Use of the non-nutritive sweetener, advantame, in foods
Lallemand, Inc.FAP 9A4779 Use of Vitamin D2-yeast in yeast-containing bakery goods
USDAFAP 9M4695 Use of ionizing radiation on unrefrigerated meat food products
USDAFAP 9M4696 Use of ionizing radiation on unrefrigerated, refrigerated, and frozen poultry products
National Food Processors Assn.FAP 9M4697 Use of ionizing radiation on certain refrigerated, frozen or dried meat, poultry, fruit or vegetable products

 

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