Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; TBHQ
fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 2015-06-16 · Effective 2015-06-16 · 80 FR 34274
Document
Document number
2015-14704
Federal Register citation
80 FR 34274
CFR reference
21 CFR 172
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
2015-06-16
Effective date
2015-06-16
HHS docket
Docket No. FDA-2014-F-0364
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending the food additive regulations by removing the upper bound of the melting point range in the regulation for the antioxidant tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) and adding a purity acceptance criterion. This action is in response to a petition submitted by Eastman Chemical Company.