Mitsubishi Chemical Corp.; Filing of Food Additive Petition

Resumen

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of sucrose esters of fatty acids with an average degree of esterification ranging from four to seven, as an emulsifier or stabilizer at a level not to exceed 2 percent, in chocolate and in butter-substitute spreads. The petitioner is also proposing ``SOE'' as the common or usual name for this product.