21 CFR § 570.15 - Adoption of regulation on initiative of Commissioner.

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title: "21 CFR § 570.15 - Adoption of regulation on initiative of Commissioner."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "570.15"
section_name: "Adoption of regulation on initiative of Commissioner."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "ANIMAL DRUGS, FEEDS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS"
part_number: "570"
part_name: "FOOD ADDITIVES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 321, 341, 342, 346a, 348, 371."
regulatory_source: "41 FR 38644, Sept. 10, 1976, unless otherwise noted."
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# 570.15 Adoption of regulation on initiative of Commissioner.

(a) The Commissioner upon his own initiative may propose the issuance of a regulation prescribing, with respect to any particular use of a food additive, the conditions under which such additive may be safely used. Notice of such proposal shall be published in the *Federal Register* and shall state the reasons for the proposal.

(b) Action upon a proposal made by the Commissioner shall proceed as provided in part 10 of this chapter.

[41 FR 38644, Sept. 10, 1976, as amended at 42 FR 4717, Jan. 25, 1977; 42 FR 15675, Mar. 22, 1977]