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[FR Doc No: 94-32059]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Docket No. 94P-0091]

 

Asparagus Deviating From Identity Standard; Amendment of 
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 it 
is amending a temporary permit issued to The Pillsbury Co. to market 
test experimental packs of canned asparagus containing zinc chloride to 
change the start date for the permit. 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 August 1, 1995.

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, FDA gave 
notice in the Federal Register of August 17, 1994 (59 FR 42276) that a 
temporary permit had 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 prescribed in 21 CFR 
155.200 in that it 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 10,000 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.
    FDA issued this permit on August 8, 1994, but because of the 
seasonality of the asparagus crop in Dayton, WA, The Pillsbury Co. was 
unable to take advantage of the 1994 season to pack the requisite 
10,000 cases of test asparagus. Additionally, 8 months of the 15-month 
permit would expire before the 1995 pack is available for distribution.
    In these circumstances, FDA finds that a new start date for the 
permit is warranted. Therefore, under 21 CFR 130.17(f), FDA is amending 
the temporary permit by establishing August 1, 1995, as the new start 
date of the permit. All other terms and conditions of this permit 
remain the same.

    Dated: December 20, 1994.
 F. Edward Scarbrough,
 Director, Office of Food Labeling, Center for Food Safety and Applied 
Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 94-32059 Filed 12-28-94; 8:45 am]
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