Food Additives Permitted in Food on an Interim Basis or in Contact With Food Pending Additional Study; Mannitol
fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 1996-03-01 · Effective 1996-03-01 · 61 FR 7990
Document
Document number
96-4716
Federal Register citation
61 FR 7990
CFR reference
21 CFR 180
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
1996-03-01
Effective date
1996-03-01
HHS docket
Docket No. 94F-0152
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to permit the manufacture of mannitol by fermentation of sugars or sugar alcohols such as glucose, sucrose, fructose, or sorbitol by the action of the yeast Zygosaccharomyces rouxii. This action is in response to a petition filed by Roquette America, Inc.