Direct Food Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe; Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Ferrous Lactate
fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 1996-08-02 · Effective 1996-08-02 · 61 FR 40317
Document
Document number
96-19305
Federal Register citation
61 FR 40317
CFR reference
21 CFR 73
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
1996-08-02
Effective date
1996-08-02
HHS docket
Docket No. 93G-0017
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending its regulations to affirm that ferrous lactate is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) as a color fixative on ripe olives. The agency is adding this use of ferrous lactate as a color fixative on ripe olives to the other uses for ferrous lactate. The agency is also amending this regulation to permit additional methods of synthesis for ferrous lactate. This action is in response to a petition filed by Purac America, Inc. The agency, on its own initiative, is also amending its color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of ferrous lactate for the coloring of ripe olives.