[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 165 (Thursday, August 26, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 46626-46627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22103]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Parts 101 and 115

[Docket Nos. 98N-1230, 96P-0418, and 97P-0197]


Food Labeling: Safe Handling Statements: Labeling of Shell Eggs; 
Shell Eggs: Refrigeration of Shell Eggs Held for Retail Distribution; 
Correction

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a 
proposed rule that appeared in the Federal Register of July 6, 1999 (64 
FR 36492). The document proposed to require safe handling statements on 
labels of shell eggs that have not been treated to destroy Salmonella 
microorganisms. The document also proposed to require that, when held 
by retail establishments, shell eggs be stored and displayed under 
refrigeration at a temperature of 7.2 deg.C (45 deg.) or less. The 
document was published with some inadvertent errors. This documents 
corrects those errors.

DATES: Submit written comments by September 20, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Geraldine A. June, 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 FR Doc. 99-17122, beginning on page 36492 
in the Federal Register of Tuesday, July 6, 1999, the following 
corrections are made:
     1. On page 36497, in the second column, in the first full 
paragraph, the 19th line is corrected by inserting the word ``eggs'' 
before the word ``into''.
     2. On page 36498, in the first column, in the first full 
paragraph, the second line is corrected by inserting the phrase 
``consumption of'' before ``SE-''.
     3. On page 36507, in the first column, the last paragraph is 
corrected after the last line by adding ``One comment suggested 
allowing existing safe handling labels. Several comments advocated some 
form of HACCP for shell eggs. Comments regarding the regulatory impact 
of the proposed rule are addressed below.''


Sec. 101.17   [Corrected]

     4. On page 36513, in Sec. 101.17(h)(8)(i)(E)(1), in the second 
column, in the second line, ``(h)(8)(iv)'' is corrected to read 
``(h)(8)(i)(A)''.


Sec. 115.50   [Corrected]

     5. On page 36514, in Sec. 115.50(e), in the second column, in the 
19th line, ``paragraphs (f)(2)(iii) through (f)(2)(v)'' is corrected to 
read ``paragraph (f)(2)(iii)''.


Sec. 115.50   [Corrected]

     6. On page 36514, in Sec. 115.50(f)(1)(ii)(D), in the third 
column, in the fourth line, ``(g)(4)'' is corrected to read 
``(f)(1)(v)''.


Sec. 115.50   [Corrected]

     7. On page 36514, in Sec. 115.50(f)(1)(iv), in the third column, 
in the forth line, ``(g)(1)'' is corrected to read ``(f)(1)(i)''.


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    Dated: August 19, 1999.
William K. Hubbard,
Senior Associate Commissioner for Policy, Planning and Legislation.
[FR Doc. 99-22103 Filed 8-25-99; 8:45 am]
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