[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 122 (Friday, June 25, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 34258] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-16146] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. 99F-1912] California Day-Fresh Foods, 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 California Day-Fresh Foods, Inc., has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of ultraviolet light for the reduction of pathogens and other microorganisms in juice products.
For Further Information Contact
William J. Trotter, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-206), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3088.
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 9M4676) has been filed by California Day-Fresh Foods, Inc., 533 West Foothill Blvd., Glendora, CA 91741. The petition proposes that the food additive regulations in 21 CFR part 179-- Irradiation in the Production, Processing, and Handling of Food be amended to provide for the safe use of ultraviolet light for the reduction of pathogens and other microorganisms in juice products. 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: June 9, 1999. Alan M. Rulis, Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. [FR Doc. 99-16146 Filed 6-24-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-F