[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 227 (Friday, November 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59446-59447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29829]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Docket No. 96F-0139]
Bio-Cide International, Inc.; Withdrawal of Food Additive
Petition
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the
withdrawal, without prejudice to future filing, of a food additive
petition (FAP 6A4499) proposing that the food additive regulations be
amended to provide for the safe use of acidified sodium chlorite
solutions in processing
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water and ice which directly contact seafood such as finfish,
shellfish, and crustaceans for the control of naturally occurring
spoilage microorganisms to increase shelf life and to enhance seafood
product freshness.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert L. Martin, Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-217), Food and Drug Administration,
200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3074.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice published in the Federal
Register of May 9, 1996 (61 FR 21193), FDA announced that a food
additive petition (FAP 6A4499) had been filed by Bio-Cide
International, Inc., 2845 Broce Dr., Norman, OK 73072. The petition
proposed to amend the food additive regulations in part 173 Secondary
Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption (21 CFR
part 173) to provide for the safe use of acidified sodium chlorite
solutions in processing water and ice which directly contact seafood
such as finfish, shellfish, and crustaceans for the control of
naturally occurring spoilage microorganisms to increase shelf life and
to enhance seafood product freshness. Bio-Cide International, Inc., has
now withdrawn the petition without prejudice to a future filing (21 CFR
171.7).
Dated: November 6, 1996.
Alan M. Rulis,
Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 96-29829 Filed 11-21-96; 8:45 am]
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