# Vitamin D 3  — Food additive regulatory approval status — US FDA vs EU

For Vitamin D 3, jurisdiction is US FDA (21 CFR 172–178); status is permitted; citation is 21 CFR 172.380, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **Additive:** Vitamin D 3 _(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 172.380 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> § 172.380 Vitamin D 3 . Vitamin D 3 may be used safely in foods as a nutrient supplement defined under <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-170.3#p-170.3(o)(20)> § 170.3(o)(20) of this chapter 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/).