[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]


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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]
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