Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Sucrose Fatty Acid Esters
fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 1995-08-29 · Effective 1995-08-29 · 60 FR 44755
Document
Document number
95-21378
Federal Register citation
60 FR 44755
CFR reference
21 CFR 172
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
1995-08-29
Effective date
1995-08-29
HHS docket
Docket Nos. 89F-0400, 89F-0508, and 92F-0163
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of sucrose fatty acid esters as emulsifiers, stabilizers, and texturizers in chewing gum, confections, and frostings; texturizers in surimi-based fabricated seafood products; and emulsifiers in coffee and tea beverages with added dairy ingredients and/or dairy product analogues. This action is in response to petitions filed by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development and Mitsubishi Kasei Corp.