Listing of Color Additives Exempt from Certification; Canthaxanthin
fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 1998-03-27 · Effective 1998-04-28 · 63 FR 14814
Document
Document number
98-8127
Federal Register citation
63 FR 14814
CFR reference
21 CFR 73
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
1998-03-27
Effective date
1998-04-28
HHS docket
Docket No. 93C-0248
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of canthaxanthin as a color additive in the feed of salmonid fish to enhance the color of their flesh. This action is in response to a petition filed by BASF Corp.