Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Olestra
fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 2003-08-05 · 68 FR 46403
Document
Document number
03-19509
Federal Register citation
68 FR 46403
CFR reference
21 CFR 172
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; denial of requests for a hearing and response to objections.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
2003-08-05
HHS docket
Docket No. 1987F-0179
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is denying the requests for a hearing it has received on the final rule that amended 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 in savory snacks. After reviewing the objections to the final rule and the requests for a hearing, FDA has concluded that the objections do not raise any issue of material fact that justifies a hearing or otherwise provides a basis for revoking the regulation.