[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 202 (Tuesday, October 20, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 56035] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-27994] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. 98F-0894] Ecolab Inc.; 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 Ecolab Inc., has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of a mixture of peroxyacetic acid, hydrogen peroxide, and 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1- diphosphonic acid as an antimicrobial agent to wash or assist in the lye peeling of fruits and vegetables that are not raw agricultural commodities without the requirement of a potable water rinse following treatment.
For Further Information Contact
Mary E. LaVecchia, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3072.
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 8A4622) has been filed by Ecolab Inc., 370 North Wabasha St., St. Paul, MN 55102. The petition proposes to amend the food additive regulations in Sec. 173.315 Chemicals used in washing or to assist in the peeling of fruits and vegetables (21 CFR 173.315) to provide for the safe use of a mixture of peroxyacetic acid, hydrogen peroxide, and 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid as an antimicrobial agent to wash or assist in the lye peeling of fruits and vegetables that are not raw agricultural commodities without the requirement of a potable water rinse following treatment. The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(q) 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: October 1, 1998. Laura M. Tarantino, Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. [FR Doc. 98-27994 Filed 10-19-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-F