Food Steris Corp.; Filing of Food Additive Petition
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[Federal Register: May 9, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 90)]
[Notices]
[Page 25048]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 03F-0182]
Food Steris Corp.; Filing 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 that
Steris Corp. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive
regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of ionizing
radiation for the control of microbial contamination on dietary
supplements up to a maximum absorbed dose of 30 kiloGray (kGy).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lane A. Highbarger, Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-255), Food and Drug Administration,
5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 202-418-3032.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (sec. 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))), notice is given that a food
additive petition (FAP 2M4741) has been filed by Steris Corp., P.O. Box
147, St. Louis, MO 63166. The petition proposes that the food additive
regulations in part 179 Irradiation in the Production, Processing and
Handling of Food (21 CFR part 179) be amended to provide for the safe
use of ionizing radiation for the control of microbial contamination on
dietary supplements, and ingredients used in the manufacture of dietary
supplements, up to a maximum absorbed dose of 30 kGy.
The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(j) that this action is
of a type that does not individually or cumulatively have a significant
effect on the human environment. Therefore, neither an environmental
assessment nor an environmental impact statement is required.
Dated: April 16, 2003.
Alan M. Rulis,
Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 03-11496 Filed 5-8-03; 8:45 am]
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