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[FR Doc No: 94-20130]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 94P-0091]

 

Asparagus Deviating From Identity Standard; Temporary Permit for 
Market Testing

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a 
temporary permit has been issued to The Pillsbury Co. to market test 
experimental packs of canned asparagus containing zinc chloride. The 
purpose of the temporary permit is to allow the applicant to measure 
consumer acceptance of the food.

DATES: This permit is effective for 15 months, beginning on the date 
the test product is introduced or caused to be introduced into 
interstate commerce, but no later than November 15, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nannie H. Rainey, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-158), Food and Drug Administration, 
200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-205-5099.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 21 CFR 130.17 concerning 
temporary permits to facilitate market testing of foods deviating from 
the requirements of the standards of identity promulgated under section 
401 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 341), FDA is 
giving notice that a temporary permit has been issued to The Pillsbury 
Co., Technology Center, 330 University Ave. SE., Minneapolis, MN 55414-
2198.
    The permit covers limited interstate marketing tests of 
experimental packs of canned asparagus. The test product deviates from 
the U.S. standard of identity for canned asparagus (21 CFR 155.200) in 
that the test product will contain added zinc chloride in an amount 
necessary to retain the green color of the product (at a maximum level 
of 75 parts per million of zinc in the finished food). The test product 
meets all requirements of the standard, with the exception of the 
variation.
    This permit provides for the temporary marketing of 10 thousand 
cases, each containing 12 425-gram (15-ounce) cans, of the test 
product. The product will be manufactured at Green Giant Co., 711 East 
Main St., Dayton, WA 99328-0026. The product will be distributed in 
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
    For the purpose of this permit, the name of the product is ``canned 
asparagus.'' Each of the ingredients used in the food must be declared 
on the label as required by the applicable sections of 21 CFR parts 101 
and 130. This permit is effective for 15 months, beginning on the date 
the test product is introduced or caused to be introduced into 
interstate commerce, but no later than November 15, 1994.

    Dated: August 8, 1994.
Fred R. Shank,
Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 94-20130 Filed 8-16-94; 8:45 am]
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