Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Olestra
fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 1996-01-30 · Effective 1996-01-30 · 61 FR 3118
Document
Document number
96-1584
Federal Register citation
61 FR 3118
CFR reference
21 CFR 172
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
1996-01-30
Effective date
1996-01-30
HHS docket
Docket No. 87F-0179
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending 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. This action is in response to a petition filed by the Procter & Gamble Co.