FDA Rule Record: Higher Vitamin D3 in Fermented Cultured Dairy Products
An FDA rule record says the agency is amending food additive regulations to allow safe use of vitamin D3 as a nutrient supplement in yogurt and other cultured dairy products fermented with the named bacteria, at a level higher than currently permitted, following a petition by General Mills. [1]
Automatic summary · not editorially reviewed
The key findings
The FDA says it is amending food additive regulations for safe use of vitamin D3 in yogurt and other cultured dairy products fermented with the named bacteria. [1]
The permitted level is higher than currently allowed, and the reference for vitamin D3 specifications is being updated. [1]
The action responds to a petition by General Mills, and the web rendition is informational, not the official legal edition. [1]
The source at a glance
- Jurisdiction
- US
- Authority
- Health and Human Services Department; Food and Drug Administration
- Document type
- Rule
- Record type / format
- Rule (Federal Register document record; agency abstract)
- Scope / context
- Yogurt and other cultured dairy products fermented with Lactobacillus delbrueckii subspecies bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus, as covered by the food additive regulations.
- Summary based on
- Official regulatory document
- Original publication
- September 4, 2025
US FDA rule record on vitamin D3 in cultured dairy
This is a United States document record from the Health and Human Services Department and the Food and Drug Administration, published on 4 September 2025 and listed as a rule. The agency abstract states that the FDA is amending food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of vitamin D3 as a nutrient supplement in yogurt and other cultured dairy products fermented with Lactobacillus delbrueckii, subspecies bulgaricus, and Streptococcus thermophilus. The supplied text is an agency abstract, not the full document.
Supporting source [1]
Higher permitted level and updated specification reference
According to the abstract, the amendment covers a level of vitamin D3 higher than is currently permitted in these products. The abstract also says the agency is updating the reference for the vitamin D3 specifications. The record does not state the numeric level, the previous level or the new specification reference. The action is described as a response to a food additive petition filed by General Mills, Inc.
Supporting source [1]
Informational rendition, not the official legal edition
The supplied record states that the web/API rendition is an informational resource, not the official legal edition. It advises verifying the linked official PDF on GovInfo and applicable later amendments before relying on legal requirements. It also notes that a publication date is not necessarily an effective date, and that this source alone does not determine a product's compliance or current legal status.
Supporting source [1]
How to interpret this
Document summary; not a determination of current law. Based only on the agency abstract and metadata; the full document was not reviewed. The web/API rendition is informational, not the official legal edition; verify the linked official PDF on GovInfo and later amendments. A publication date is not necessarily an effective date.
Based on the cited official document. Its jurisdiction, document type and effective date matter; a proposal or notice is not a rule already in force.
Source & supporting passages
Health and Human Services Department; Food and Drug Administration · federalregister.gov · September 4, 2025