United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2002_register executive 2010-09-23 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c818d547 D09002ee1c818d626 United States Department of Health and Human Services originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Food and Drug Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is establishing a standard of identity for white chocolate. This standard will provide for the use of the term "white chocolate" as the common or usual name of products made from cacao fat (i.e., cocoa butter), milk solids, nutritive carbohydrate sweeteners, and other safe and suitable ingredients, but containing no nonfat cacao solids. The standard for white chocolate will promote honesty and fair dealing in the interest of consumers and, to the extent practicable, will achieve consistency with existing international standards of identity for white chocolate. This standard is established in response to citizen petitions submitted separately by the Hershey Foods Corp. (Hershey) and by the Chocolate Manufacturers Association of the United States of America (CMA). 67 FR 62171 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2002-10-04/02-25252 02-25252 fr04oc02-2 4160-01-S Docket Nos. 86P-0297 and 93P-0091 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2002-10-04/02-25252 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-10-04/html/02-25252.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-10-04/pdf/02-25252.pdf 8 p. 62171 62178 67 FR 62171 Title 21 Part 163 21 CFR Part 163 White Chocolate; Establishment of a Standard of Identity; Federal Register Vol. 67, Issue RULE 02-25252 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration 2004-01-01 Docket Nos. 86P-0297 and 93P-0091 4160-01-S 02-25252 Final rule.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is establishing a standard of identity for white chocolate. This standard will provide for the use of the term "white chocolate" as the common or usual name of products made from cacao fat (i.e., cocoa butter), milk solids, nutritive carbohydrate sweeteners, and other safe and suitable ingredients, but containing no nonfat cacao solids. The standard for white chocolate will promote honesty and fair dealing in the interest of consumers and, to the extent practicable, will achieve consistency with existing international standards of identity for white chocolate. This standard is established in response to citizen petitions submitted separately by the Hershey Foods Corp. (Hershey) and by the Chocolate Manufacturers Association of the United States of America (CMA).

This rule is effective January 1, 2004. This rule is applicable to all affected products initially introduced or initially delivered for introduction into interstate commerce on or after January 1, 2004. Voluntary compliance may begin immediately. Geraldine A. June, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-822), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 301-436-2371. Food for human consumption: White chocolate; identity standard, Vol. 67, no. 193 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2002-10-04 continuing daily deposited born digital 157 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2002-10-04 P0b002ee1809a6b15 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr04oc02 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2002-10-04 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-10-04/pdf/FR-2002-10-04.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-10-04/xml/FR-2002-10-04.xml fdlp 62165 62309 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-07 FR-2002-10-04 machine generated eng FR FR-2002-10-04 67 193