# Acetone peroxides — Food additive regulatory approval status — US FDA vs EU

For Acetone peroxides, jurisdiction is US FDA (21 CFR 172–178); status is permitted; citation is 21 CFR 172.802; use conditions is in flour, and in bread and rolls where standards of identity do not preclude its use, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **Additive:** Acetone peroxides _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Jurisdiction:** US FDA (21 CFR 172–178) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Status:** permitted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Citation:** 21 CFR 172.802 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Use conditions:** in flour, and in bread and rolls where standards of identity do not preclude its use _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> The food additive acetone peroxides may be safely used in flour, and in bread and rolls where standards of identity do not preclude its use, in accordance with the following prescribed conditions

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-08-15.
Part of [Food additive regulatory approval status — US FDA vs EU](https://referencesource.org/food-additive-approval-status-us-vs-eu/).