# Dehydroacetic acid — Food additive regulatory approval status — US FDA vs EU

For Dehydroacetic acid, jurisdiction is US FDA (21 CFR 172–178); status is permitted; citation is 21 CFR 172.130; use conditions is preservative for cut or peeled squash, no more than 65 parts per million expressed as dehydroacetic acid remains in or on the prepared squash, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **Additive:** Dehydroacetic acid _(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 172.130 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Use conditions:** preservative for cut or peeled squash, no more than 65 parts per million expressed as dehydroacetic acid remains in or on the prepared squash

## What the source says

> Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption Subpart B <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172/subpart-A> Previous <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172/subpart-C> Next Top Table of Contents Enhanced Content - Table of Contents Subpart B | Food Preservatives | <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172/subpart-B?toc=1> 172.105 – 172.190 | § 172.105 | Anoxomer. | § 172.110 | BHA. | § 172.115 | BHT. | § 172.120 | Calcium disodium EDTA. | § 172.130 | Dehydroacetic acid.

## Source

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

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/).