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

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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.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 14, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 65109-65110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20979]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 573

[Docket No. FDA-2026-F-2048]


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

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Final Amendment; Order.

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SUMMARY: 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.

DATES: 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.

ADDRESSES: You may submit objections and requests for a hearing as 
follows. Please note that late, untimely filed objections will not be 
considered. The <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> electronic filing system 
will accept comments until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the end of 
November 13, 2026. Objections received by mail/hand delivery/courier 
(for written/paper submissions) will be considered timely if they are 
received on or before that date.

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic objections in the following way:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. 
Follow the instructions for submitting objections. Objections submitted 
electronically, including attachments, to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> 
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your objection will be 
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your 
objection does not include any confidential information that you or a 
third party may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, 
your or anyone else's Social Security number, or confidential business 
information, such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you 
include your name, contact information, or other information that 
identifies you in the body of your objection, that information will be 
posted on <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
    <bullet> If you want to submit an objection with confidential 
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public, 
submit the objection as a written/paper submission and in the manner 
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
    <bullet> Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier (for written/paper 
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug 
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
    <bullet> For written/paper objections submitted to the Dockets 
Management Staff, FDA will post your objection, as well as any 
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified, 
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No. 
FDA-2026-F-2048 for ``Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking 
Water of Animals; Chromium propionate.'' Received objections, those 
filed in a timely manner (see ADDRESSES), will be placed in the docket 
and, except for those submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' 
publicly viewable at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> or at the Dockets 
Management Staff between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 240-
402-7500.
    <bullet> Confidential Submissions--To submit an objection with 
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly 
available, submit your objections only as a written/paper submission. 
You should submit two copies in total. One copy will include the 
information you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note 
that states ``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The 
Agency will review this copy, including the claimed confidential 
information, in its consideration of objections. The second copy, which 
will have the claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, 
will be available for public viewing and posted on <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Submit both copies to the Dockets Management 
Staff. If you do not wish your name and contact information to be made 
publicly available, you can provide this information on the cover sheet 
and not in the body of your objections and you must identify this 
information as ``confidential.'' Any information marked as 
``confidential'' will not be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 
10.20 and other applicable disclosure law. For more information about 
FDA's posting of comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 
18, 2015, or access the information at: <a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf">https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf</a>.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and insert the docket number, found in brackets in 
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the 
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, 
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852, 240-402-7500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren LaPlace, Center for Veterinary 
Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Dr.,

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College Park, MD 20740, 301-796-1987, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5e123f2b2c3b3070123f0e323f3d3b1e383a3f7036362d70393128"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2fed3c7c0d7dc9cfed3e2ded3d1d7f2d4d6d39cdadac19cd5ddc4">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    In a document published in the Federal Register of March 4, 2026 
(91 FR 10525), FDA announced that we had filed a food additive petition 
(animal use) (FAP 2325) submitted by Kemin Industries, Inc., 1900 Scott 
Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50317. The petition proposed that the 
regulations for food additives permitted in feed and drinking water of 
animals be amended to provide for the safe use of chromium propionate 
as a source of chromium in food for laying hens and breeder chickens.

II. Conclusion

    FDA concludes that the data establish the safety and utility of 
chromium propionate as a source of chromium in food for laying hens and 
breeder chickens and that the food additive regulations should be 
amended as set forth in this document.

III. Public Disclosure

    In accordance with Sec.  571.1(h) (21 CFR 571.1(h)), the petition 
and documents we considered and relied upon in reaching our decision to 
approve the petition will be made available for public disclosure (see 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). As provided in Sec.  571.1(h), we 
will delete from the documents any materials that are not available for 
public disclosure.

IV. Analysis of Environmental Impact

    The Agency has carefully considered the potential environmental 
effects of this action and has concluded that the action will not have 
a significant impact on the human environment and that an environmental 
impact statement is not required. FDA's finding of no significant 
impact and the evidence supporting that finding, contained in an 
environmental assessment, may be seen in the Dockets Management Staff 
(see ADDRESSES) between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

V. Objections and Hearing Requests

    If you will be adversely affected by one or more provisions of this 
regulation, you may file with the Dockets Management Staff (see 
ADDRESSES) either electronic or written objections. You must separately 
number each objection, and within each numbered objection you must 
specify with particularity the provision(s) to which you object, and 
the grounds for your objection. Within each numbered objection, you 
must specifically state whether you are requesting a hearing on the 
particular provision that you specify in that numbered objection. If 
you do not request a hearing for any particular objection, you waive 
the right to a hearing on that objection. If you request a hearing, 
your objection must include a detailed description and analysis of the 
specific factual information you intend to present in support of the 
objection in the event that a hearing is held. If you do not include 
such a description and analysis for any particular objection, you waive 
the right to a hearing on the objection.

List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 573

    Animal feeds, Food additives.

    Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under 
authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, 21 CFR part 
573 is amended as follows:

PART 573--FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED IN FEED AND DRINKING WATER OF 
ANIMALS

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1. The authority citation for part 573 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348.


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2. In Sec.  573.304, revise paragraphs (b)(1), (d)(3)(i), and 
(e)(2)(ii)(A) to read as follows:


Sec.  573.304  Chromium propionate.

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    (b) * * *
    (1) In complete feed for broiler chickens, laying hens, breeder 
chickens, and growing turkeys at a level not to exceed 0.2 milligrams 
(mg) of chromium from chromium propionate per kilogram feed.
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    (d) * * *
    (3) * * *
    (i) A level of 0.2 ppm in complete feed for broiler chickens, 
laying hens, breeder chickens, and growing turkeys.
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    (e) * * *
    (2) * * *
    (ii) * * *
    (A) For feed for broiler chickens, laying hens, breeder chickens, 
and growing turkeys, ``Chromium from all sources of supplemental 
chromium cannot exceed 0.2 parts per million of the complete feed.''
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Grace R. Graham,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2026-20979 Filed 10-13-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4164-01-P


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