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Final Rule

Secondary Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption; Hydrogen Peroxide

Agency
FDA
Document Number
2025-16898
Published
September 3, 2025
Effective Date
September 3, 2025

Abstract

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending the food additive regulation to provide for the safe use of hydrogen peroxide in food as an antimicrobial agent, oxidizing and reducing agent, and bleaching agent, and to remove sulfur dioxide. We are taking this action in response to a food additive petition filed by Cargill, Inc. (Cargill or petitioner).

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the 2025-16898 Federal Register document?
Document 2025-16898 is a Final Rule published by the Food and Drug Administration in the Federal Register on September 3, 2025, with an effective date of September 3, 2025. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending the food additive regulation to provide for the safe use of hydrogen peroxide in food as an antimicrobial agent, oxidizing and reducing agent, and bleaching agent, and to remove sulfur dioxide. We are taking this action in response to a food additive petition filed by Cargill, Inc. (Cargill or petitioner). View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/03/2025-16898/secondary-direct-food-additives-permitted-in-food-for-human-consumption-hydrogen-peroxide.
Is document 2025-16898 an economically significant rule?
No. Document 2025-16898 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.

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