[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 142 (Monday, July 24, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 45522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18582]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 173

[Docket No. 00F-0786]


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 a final 
rule that appeared in the Federal Register of May 31, 2000 (65 FR 
34587). The document amended the food additive regulations to provide 
for the safe use of chlorine dioxide produced by treating an aqueous 
solution of sodium chlorate with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of 
sulfuric acid. The document was published with an error. This document 
corrects that error.

DATES: This rule is effective May 31, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert L. Martin, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration, 
200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204-0001, 202-418-3074.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  In FR Doc. 00-13477, appearing on page 
34587 in the Federal Register of Wednesday, May 31, 2000, the following 
corrections are made:
    1. On page 34587, in the first column, under the SUMMARY section, 
in the sixth line, the word ``chlorite'' is corrected to read 
``chlorate''.
    2. On page 34587, in the first column, under the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section, in the 14th line, ``chlorite'' is corrected to 
read ``chlorate''.

    Dated: July 13, 2000.
L. Robert Lake,
Director of Regulations and Policy, Center for Food Safety and Applied 
Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 00-18582 Filed 7-21-00; 8:45 am]
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