Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Vitamin D3 in Yogurt and Other Cultured Dairy Products Fermented With Lactobacillus delbrueckii, Subspecies bulgaricus, and Streptococcus thermophilus
fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 2025-09-04 · Effective 2025-09-04 · 90 FR 42699
Document
Document number
2025-16946
Federal Register citation
90 FR 42699
CFR reference
21 CFR 172
Type
Rule
Action
Final amendment; order.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
2025-09-04
Effective date
2025-09-04
HHS docket
Docket No. FDA-2021-F-0366
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of vitamin D<INF>3</INF> as a nutrient supplement in yogurt and other cultured dairy products fermented with Lactobacillus delbrueckii, subspecies bulgaricus (L. delbrueckii, subsp. bulgaricus), and Streptococcus thermophilus (S. thermophilus) at a level higher than is currently permitted. We are taking this action in response to a food additive petition filed by General Mills, Inc. (General Mills or petitioner). We are also updating the reference for the vitamin D<INF>3</INF> specifications.