Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; Chromium Propionate

What it does

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, we, or the Agency) is amending the regulations for food additives permitted in feed and drinking water of animals to provide for the safe use of chromium propionate as a source of chromium in food for laying hens and breeder chickens. This action is in response to a food additive petition filed by Kemin Industries, Inc.

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

What changed in the regulation

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).

Compared with

The Food and Drug Administration has published 96 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 68 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

This amendment is effective October 14, 2026. See section V, Objections and Hearing Requests, for further information on the filing of objections. Either electronic or written objections and requests for a hearing on the final amendment must be submitted by November 13, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket FDA-2026-F-2048 on Regulations.gov
• Title 21 on eCFR

The record as published

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