[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 22 (Thursday, February 2, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 5201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2279]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 173
[Docket No. FDA-2011-F-0853]
Ecolab, Inc.; Filing of Food Additive Petition
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of petition.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that
Ecolab, Inc., has filed a petition proposing that the food additive
regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of sodium
dodecylbenzenesulfonate as an antimicrobial agent in produce wash water
without the requirement of a potable water rinse.
DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the petitioner's
environmental assessment by March 5, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments to http://www.regulations.gov.
Submit written comments to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-
305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061,
Rockville, MD 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Celeste Johnston, Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-265), Food and Drug Administration,
5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-3835, (240) 402-1282.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (section 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))), notice is given that a
food additive petition (FAP 2A4785) has been filed by Ecolab, Inc., 370
North Wabasha St., St. Paul, MN 55102-1390. The petition proposes to
amend the food additive regulations in 21 CFR part 173, Secondary
Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption, to
provide for the safe use of sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate as an
antimicrobial agent in produce wash water without the requirement of a
potable water rinse.
The potential environmental impact of this petition is being
reviewed. To encourage public participation consistent with regulations
issued under the National Environmental Policy Act (40 CFR 1501.4(b)),
the Agency is placing the environmental assessment submitted with the
petition that is the subject of this notice on public display at the
Division of Dockets Management (see DATES and ADDRESSES) for public
review and comment.
Interested persons may submit to the Division of Dockets Management
(see ADDRESSES) either electronic or written comments regarding this
document. It is only necessary to send one set of comments. Identify
comments with the docket number found in brackets in the heading of
this document. Received comments may be seen in the Division of Dockets
Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. FDA will
also place on public display any amendments to, or comments on, the
petitioner's environmental assessment without further announcement in
the Federal Register. If, based on its review, the Agency finds that an
environmental impact statement is not required, and this petition
results in a regulation, the notice of availability of the Agency's
finding of no significant impact and the evidence supporting that
finding will be published with the regulation in the Federal Register
in accordance with 21 CFR 25.51(b).
Dated: January 19, 2012.
Dennis M. Keefe,
Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 2012-2279 Filed 2-1-12; 8:45 am]
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