[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 157 (Monday, August 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 44530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21081]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 99F-2673]


Caudill Seed Co., 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 
Caudill Seed Co., Inc., has filed a petition proposing that the food 
additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of 
irradiation to control microbial pathogens in alfalfa and other 
sprouting seeds.

 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  JoAnn Ziyad, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition (HFS-206), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C 
St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3116.

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 9M4673) has been filed by Caudill Seed Co., 
Inc., 1402 West Main St., Louisville, KY 40203. The petition proposes 
to amend the food additive regulations in part 179  Irradiation in the 
Production, Processing and Handling of Food (21 CFR part 179) to 
provide for the safe use of sources of ionizing radiation to control 
microbial pathogens in alfalfa and other sprouting seeds.
    The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(j) that this action is 
of the 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: July 1, 1999.
Alan M. Rulis,
Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 99-21081 Filed 8-13-99; 8:45 am]
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