[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 63 (Monday, April 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 14330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7785]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 93F-0483]


Rio Linda Chemical Co., Inc.; Withdrawal 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 the 
withdrawal, without prejudice to future filing, of that portion of a 
food additive petition (FAP 2A4408) proposing that the food additive 
regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of chlorine dioxide 
to disinfect waters contacting fresh meat, processed meat, and 
processed poultry.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert L. Martin, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-217), Food and Drug Administration, 
200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3074.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice published in the Federal 
Register of February 2, 1994 (59 FR 4924), FDA announced that a food 
additive petition (FAP 4A4408) had been filed by Rio Linda Chemical 
Co., Inc., 410 North 10th St., Sacramento, CA 95814 (currently, 1902 
Channel Dr., West Sacramento, CA 95691-3477). The petition proposed to 
amend the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of 
chlorine dioxide to disinfect waters contacting fresh meat, fresh 
poultry, processed meat, and processed poultry. FDA published a final 
rule in the Federal Register on March 3, 1995 (60 FR 11899), approving 
the use of chlorine dioxide in process water contacting whole fresh 
poultry (21 CFR 173.69).
    Rio Linda Chemical Co., Inc., has now withdrawn that portion of the 
petition that relates to the use of chlorine dioxide to disinfect 
waters contacting fresh meat, processed meat, and processed poultry 
without prejudice to a future filing (21 CFR 171.7).

    Dated: March 18, 1996.
George H. Pauli,
Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 96-7785 Filed 3-29-96; 8:45 am]
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