Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Foods for Human Consumption; Acesulfame Potassium
fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 1998-07-06 · Effective 1995-05-03 · 63 FR 36362
Document
Document number
98-17701
Federal Register citation
63 FR 36362
CFR reference
21 CFR 172
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; response to objection, confirmation of effective date.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
1998-07-06
Effective date
1995-05-03
HHS docket
Docket No. 93F-0286
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is overruling the objection that it has received on the final rule that amended the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of acesulfame potassium (ACK) as a nonnutritive sweetener in alcoholic beverages. After reviewing the objection to the final rule, the agency has concluded that the objection does not provide a basis for revoking the amendment to the regulation. Therefore, FDA is confirming the effective date for the final rule. The final rule was issued in response to a food additive petition filed by Hoechst Celanese Corp.