[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 63 (Monday, April 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 14330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7785]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 93F-0483]
Rio Linda Chemical Co., 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 that portion of a
food additive petition (FAP 2A4408) proposing that the food additive
regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of chlorine dioxide
to disinfect waters contacting fresh meat, processed meat, and
processed poultry.
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 February 2, 1994 (59 FR 4924), FDA announced that a food
additive petition (FAP 4A4408) had been filed by Rio Linda Chemical
Co., Inc., 410 North 10th St., Sacramento, CA 95814 (currently, 1902
Channel Dr., West Sacramento, CA 95691-3477). The petition proposed to
amend the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of
chlorine dioxide to disinfect waters contacting fresh meat, fresh
poultry, processed meat, and processed poultry. FDA published a final
rule in the Federal Register on March 3, 1995 (60 FR 11899), approving
the use of chlorine dioxide in process water contacting whole fresh
poultry (21 CFR 173.69).
Rio Linda Chemical Co., Inc., has now withdrawn that portion of the
petition that relates to the use of chlorine dioxide to disinfect
waters contacting fresh meat, processed meat, and processed poultry
without prejudice to a future filing (21 CFR 171.7).
Dated: March 18, 1996.
George H. Pauli,
Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 96-7785 Filed 3-29-96; 8:45 am]
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