[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 21, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 25392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12757]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
21 CFR Part 173

[Docket No. 93F-0483]


Secondary Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human 
Consumption; Correction

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting the final 
rule that appeared in the Federal Register of March 3, 1995 (60 FR 
11899). The document amended the food additive regulations to provide 
for the safe use of chlorine dioxide to control the microbial 
population in poultry process water. The document was published with 
some errors. This document corrects those errors. Additionally, the 
agency is revising some of the discussion in the preamble for 
clarification. These changes are not substantive and do not affect the 
agency's conclusion regarding the use of chlorine dioxide in poultry 
process water. The codified regulation remains unchanged.

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 20204-0001, 202-418-3074.
    In FR Doc. 95-5275, appearing on page 11899 in the Federal Register 
of Friday, March 3, 1995, the following corrections are made:
    1. On page 11899, in the second column, in the first full 
paragraph, beginning in line 8, ``reaction of chlorine with sodium 
chlorite'' is corrected to read ``oxidation of sodium chlorite''; in 
the same paragraph, beginning in line 10, ``acidification of sodium 
chlorite'' is corrected to read ``disproportionation of sodium chlorite 
in the presence of acids (Ref. 1).''; and in the same paragraph, 
beginning in line 16, ``(Ref. 1).'' is corrected to read ``Ref. 1a).''
    2. On page 11899, in the second column, in the second full 
paragraph, in line 5, ``of chlorine'' is corrected to read ``with 
chlorine''.
    3. On page 11899, in the second column, in the fourth full 
paragraph, in the 4th line from the bottom, ``studies'' is corrected to 
read ``safety studies'' and in the 3rd line from the bottom 
``petitioner were'' is corrected to read ``petitioner on poultry 
were''.
    4. On page 11899, in the third column, in the first paragraph, in 
line 3, ``3 ppm'' is corrected to read ``100 ppm''.
    5. On page 11899, in the third column, in the first paragraph, 
beginning in line 5 and ending in line 21, ``These data show that 
organic * * * in drinking water.)'' is corrected to read ``These data 
show that comparable trace levels of chloroform and dichloromethane 
were detected in both untreated and chlorine dioxide-treated poultry 
process water and that chlorine dioxide treatment did not appear to 
contribute to their formation.''
    6. On page 11899, in the third column, in the first paragraph, in 
line 23, ``20'' is corrected to read ``100'', and beginning in line 24, 
``no mutagenic'' is corrected to read ``negligible mutagenic''.
    7. On page 11899, in the third column, in the third paragraph, 
beginning in line 8, ``(No chlorite or chlorate could * * * for the 
method used).'' is removed.
    (Note: The finding of no significant residues of chlorite and 
chlorate was not based on chemical analysis. The agency determined that 
any residues of chlorite and chlorate remaining on poultry would be 
converted to chloride (a major component of table salt) during 
cooking.)
    8. On page 11900, in the first column, in the first full paragraph, 
beginning in line 3, ``linoleic, linolenic, and arachidonic acid)'' is 
corrected to read ``linoleic and linolenic acid)'', and in the same 
paragraph, in line 11, ``levels 7 to 10 times'' is corrected to read 
``levels 8 to 22 times''.
    9. On page 11900, in the first column, in the second full 
paragraph, in line 4, ``measurable'' is corrected to read 
``significant''.
    10. On page 11900, in the first column, in the third full 
paragraph, in line 6, ``no'' is corrected to read ``negligible''.
    11. On page 11900, in the third column, Ref. 1a is added to read 
``1a. U.S. patent No. 4,247,531.'', and Ref. 6 is corrected to read 
``6. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 71st ed., 1990-1991, David 
R. Lide, Editor-in-Chief, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. See Table of 
Electrochemical Potentials (re chlorite and chlorate), sections 8-16.''

    Dated: May 14, 1996.
William K. Hubbard,
Associate Commissioner for Policy Coordination.
[FR Doc. 96-12757 Filed 5-20-96; 8:45 am]
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