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Proposed rule

Kemin Industries, Inc.; Filing of Food Additive Petition (Animal Use)

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register March 4, 2026. Document 2026-04284. Updated Nov. 14, 2026.

What it does

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that we have filed a food additive petition, submitted by Kemin Industries, Inc., proposing that we amend our food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of chromium propionate as a source of chromium in food for layer and breeding chickens.

The Food and Drug Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

1 part of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

21 CFR 573

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

What happens next and when

The food additive petition was filed on February 7, 2026. Either electronic or written comments on the petitioner's environmental assessment must be submitted by April 3, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-04284
ActionNotification of petition.
AgenciesHealth and Human Services Department; Food and Drug Administration
PublishedMarch 4, 2026
Effective dateFeb. 7, 2026
Comments closeApril 3, 2026
DocketFDA-2026-F-2048

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register