The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is amending the regulations for food additive petitions (FAPs) to update addresses and simplify notification procedures. The...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is amending the regulations for food additive petitions (FAPs) to update addresses and simplify notification procedures. These technical amendments are being made to improve the accuracy of the Agency's regulations and are non-substantive.
DATES:
This technical amendment is effective November 6, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Isabel Pocurull, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Dr., College Park, MD 20740, 240-402-5877,
Isabel.Pocurull@fda.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FDA is amending the animal food and drug regulations for food additive petitions (FAPs) at 21 CFR 571.1 to update addresses and Agency notification procedure. This technical amendment is being made to improve the accuracy of the Agency's regulations and is non-substantive.
Publication of this document constitutes final action on the changes under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553). FDA has determined that notice and public comment are unnecessary because this amendment to the regulations provides only technical or non-substantive, ministerial changes to update addresses and Agency notification procedure.
Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, 21 CFR part 571 is amended as follows:
PART 571—FOOD ADDITIVE PETITIONS
1. The authority citation for part 571 continues to read as follows:
(a) Petitions to be filed under the provisions of section 409(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act) can be submitted using both CVM's eSubmitter program,
www.fda.gov/industry/fda-esubmitter/cvm-esubmitter-programs,
to generate the submission and FDA's electronic submission gateway to submit,
www.fda.gov/industry/electronic-submissions-gateway-next-generation-esg-nextgen,
or on compact disk with paper cover letter. If any part of the material submitted is in a foreign language, it shall be accompanied by an accurate and complete English translation. The petition shall state petitioner's mailing address and email address to which published notices or orders issued or objections filed pursuant to section 409 of the Act may be sent.
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(c) * * *
(Date)
Name of petitioner
Post office address
Date
Name of food additive and proposed use
Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine,
Director,
Division of Animal Food Ingredients, 5001 Campus Dr., College Park, MD 20740-3835
The undersigned, ____, submits this petition pursuant to section 409(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to ____ (Name of the food additive and proposed use)
Attached and constituting a part of this petition, are the following:
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(d) The petitioner will be notified of the date on which the petition is filed or if an incomplete petition, it will usually be retained but not filed as a petition under section 409 of the Act. The petitioner will be notified in what respects the petition is incomplete.
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Grace R. Graham,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs.
21 CFR 571.1
5 U.S.C. 553
www.fda.gov/industry/fda-esubmitter/cvm-esubmitter-programs