Food Additives & Petitions
Links to information and industry guidance documents about food additives and food additive petitions.
Overview
- Overview of Food Ingredients, Additives & Colors
- Determining the Regulatory Status of a Food Ingredient
Consumers
Petition Guidance - Administrative
- Regulatory Submissions
- See also: CFSAN Online Submission Module (COSM)
- Pre-Petition Consultations for Food Additives and Color Additives
- Food Additive Petition Submission (PDF - 110KB)
- Food Additive Petition Expedited Review
- Questions and Answers About the Petition Process
- Assessing the Effects of Significant Manufacturing Process Changes, Including Emerging Technologies, on the Safety and Regulatory Status of Food Ingredients and Food Contact Substances, Including Food Ingredients that Are Color Additives
Petition Guidance - Chemistry
- Recommendations for Submission of Chemical and Technological Data for Direct Food Additive Petitions
- Estimating Dietary Intake of Substances in Food
Petition Guidance - Toxicology
- Summary Table of Recommended Toxicological Testing for Additives Used in Food
- Redbook
- 1993 Draft Redbook II
Antimicrobials Guidance
- Antimicrobial Food Additives
- Microbiological Considerations for Antimicrobial Food Additive Submissions
Environmental Guidance
Food Additive Listings
- Food Additive Status List
- Food and Color Additives Final Rules
- Food Additive and Color Additive Petitions Under Review or Held in Abeyance
- Code of Federal Regulations Citations for Color Additives, Food Ingredients and Packaging
Chemistry Reference Documents
Agreements with Other Agencies
Color Additives
- FDA's Main Color Additives Page
- Color Additive Status List
- Color Additives in Food
- Color Additive Laws, Regulations, and Guidance
- Summary of Color Additives for Use in the United States in Foods, Drugs, Cosmetics, and Medical Devices