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CFSAN/Office of Food Additive Safety
November 2008

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Food and Color Additive Petitions

The following table is a listing of food and color additive petitions filed by FDA's Office of Food Additive Safety (OFAS) and under active review as of November 7, 2008. This list does not reflect new petitions filed after that date or any change in status for the listed petitions that has occurred after that date. This list will be updated approximately every other month.

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FOOD INGREDIENT SOLUTIONS CAP 6C0281 USE OF SODIUM COPPER CHLOROPHYLLIN TO INCLUDE FOODS GENERALLY (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MEAT, POULTRY, FISH, AND STANDARDIZED FOODS) AND TO INCLUDE FESCUE GRASS AS A PERMITTED SOURCE.
NIPPON OIL CORPORATION CAP 7C0283 USE OF PARACOCCUS GRANULES (ASTAXANTHIN) TO PROVIDE ORANGE TO RED COLORATION TO THE FLESH OF SALMONID FISH
DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS INC CAP 7C0284 ASTAXANTHIN DIMETHYLDISUCCINATE FOR COLORING SALMONID FISH
COMBE, INC CAP 8C0286 BISMUTH CITRATE (2%) FOR COSMETIC USE INTENDED FOR PROGRESSIVE COLORING OF HAIR ON THE SCALP
GLENN SCOTT FAP 0A4216 PETITION TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF BHA
NATIONAL FISHERIES INSTITUTE, INC FAP 1M4727 USE OF APPROVED SOURCES OF IONIZING RADIATION AS A PHYSICAL PROCESS TO REDUCE THE FOOD SAFETY RISK IN CONSUMING CRUSTACEANS
STERIS CORP FAP 2M4741 APPROVED SOURCES OF GAMMA RAYS FROM SEALED UNITS OF THE RADIONUCLIDES COBALT-60 OR CESIUM-137 TO REDUCE MICROORGANISMS ON DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS AND NUTRITIONAL FUNCTION FOODS
STERIGENICS INTERNATIONAL, INC. FAP 3M4744 REQUEST APPROVAL FOR SHELF STABLE FOODS PROCESSED WITH IRRADIATION IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER METHODS
MR. KAREEM BATARSEH FAP 5A4759 USE OF AQUASIL KB-00 (MIXTURE OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, SILVER NITRATE, PHOSPHORIC ACID, TARTARIC ACID, GLUTAMIC ACID, AND SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE) AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT IN BOTTLED DRINKING WATER
RHM RESEARCH ENGLAND FAP 6A3930 MYCOPROTEIN (MYCELIUM FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM) AS A NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT IN FROZEN ENTREES
DEAN FOODS CO FAP 7A4769 VITAMIN D2 INTENDED FOR USE AS A NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT IN SOY BEVERAGES AND SOY-BASED DAIRY ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS
DURAND-WAYLAND, INC. AND SUNKIST GROWERS, INC. FAP 7M4768 USE OF NATURAL LIGHT LASER ETCHING PROCESS FOR FOOD LABELING
USDA FAP 9M4695 USE OF IONIZING RADIATION ON UNREFRIGERATED MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS
USDA FAP 9M4696 USE OF IONIZING RADIATION ON UNREFRIGERATED, REFRIGERATED, AND FROZEN POULTRY PRODUCTS
NATIONAL FOOD PROCESSORS ASSN. FAP 9M4697 USE OF IONIZING RADIATION ON CERTAIN REFRIGERATED, FROZEN OR DRIED MEAT, POULTRY, FRUIT OR VEGETABLE PRODUCTS
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