Green Innovation GmbH; Withdrawal of Food Additive Petition (Animal Use)

Published

Sep 10, 2026

Citation

91 FR 57531

Docket

Docket No. FDA-2025-F-6173

Agencies

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Food and Drug Administration

Notification; withdrawal of petition.

Summary

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it is withdrawing a previously submitted food‑additive petition (FAP 2323) that sought to change the rules so that hydrolyzed lignin could be used as a neutral‑detergent soluble fiber in animal feed. The petition had proposed allowing up to 1 % of the feed (or 10 kg per metric ton) to contain hydrolyzed lignin for a broad range of livestock and companion animals, including broiler chickens, laying hens, turkeys, swine, dairy cows, beef cattle, sheep, goats, salmonids and adult dogs. The withdrawal means the FDA will not be taking any regulatory action on this additive at this time, though the sponsor may submit a new petition in the future. The notice was issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Food and Drug Administration, the agency responsible for overseeing the safety of food additives in the United States. It affects manufacturers, feed producers, and farmers who might have planned to use hydrolyzed lignin in animal feed, as well as the animals that would have been impacted by the proposed change. The withdrawal was published in the Federal Register on September 10, 2026 (91 FR 57531). Because the petition is being pulled, there is no comment period, effective date, or immediate regulatory impact. The FDA’s docket will remain open, and the petitioner retains the right to refile a revised request later, at which point a new notice and comment process would be initiated.

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