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Changes to General Provisions, Title of Book

Type of Posting: Notice of Intent to Revise 
Posting Date: 30-Jan-2026 
Targeted Effective Date: 1–Jun–2026 
Expert Committee: Food Ingredients

In accordance with the Rules and Procedures of the Council of Experts, this is to provide notice that USP intends to revise the Title of Book section of the General Provisions and Requirements in the Food Chemicals Codex (FCC).  

In FCC 15, USP intends to revise the Title of Book section of the General Provisions to update the title to Food Chemicals Codex, Fifteenth Edition (FCC 15). It is anticipated that the updated Title of Book will be published on March 1, 2026, and become effective on June 1, 2026. If published as anticipated, changes will be highlighted in yellow and followed by the notation (CN 1-Jun-2026).

Publication schedules and effective dates can be found here.  

Should you have any questions, please contact Claire Chisolm, Manager, Foods Science and Standards (claire.chisolm@usp.org).