[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 163 (Thursday, August 22, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 67856-67857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18824]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 573

[Docket No. FDA-2024-F-3879]


Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; 
Fermented Ammoniated Condensed Whey

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food 
additive regulations to update the production organism Lactobacillus 
bulgaricus that has been scientifically reclassified to Lactobacillus 
delbrueckii. This action is being taken to improve the accuracy and 
clarity of the regulations.

DATES: This rule is effective August 22, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chelsea Cerrito, Center for Veterinary 
Medicine, Division of Animal Food Ingredients, Food and Drug 
Administration, 12225 Wilkins Ave., Rockville, MD 20852, 240-402-6729, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA is amending the food additive regulation 
at 21 CFR 573.450 Fermented ammoniated condensed whey for use in animal 
feed to update the production organism Lactobacillus bulgaricus that 
has been scientifically reclassified to Lactobacillus delbrueckii. This 
action is being taken to improve the accuracy and clarity of the 
regulations.
    Publication of this document constitutes final action under the 
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553). FDA has determined that 
notice and public comment are unnecessary because this amendment to the 
regulations provides only technical changes to update scientific 
nomenclature and is nonsubstantive.

List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 573

    Animal feeds, Food additives.

    Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and the 
Public Health Service Act, and under the authority delegated to the 
Commissioner of Food and Drugs, 21 CFR part 573 is amended as follows:

PART 573--FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED IN FEED AND DRINKING WATER OF 
ANIMALS

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1. The authority citation for part 573 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348.


Sec.  573.450  [Amended]

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2. In Sec.  573.450, in paragraph (a), remove ``Lactobacillus 
bulgaricus'' and in its place add ``Lactobacillus delbrueckii''.


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    Dated: August 16, 2024.
Lauren K. Roth,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2024-18824 Filed 8-21-24; 8:45 am]
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