[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 72315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19856]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 573

[Docket No. FDA-2024-F-3882]


Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; 
Pichia Pastoris Dried Yeast

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 organism Pichia pastoris which has 
been renamed as Komagataella pastoris. Additionally, the food additive 
regulation is being updated to include language to clarify that the 
yeast is non-viable in the market formulation. This action is being 
taken to improve the accuracy of the regulations.

DATES: This rule is effective September 5, 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 573.750 Pichia pastoris dried yeast for use in animal feed to 
update the organism Pichia pastoris which has been renamed as 
Komagataella pastoris. Additionally, the food additive regulation is 
being updated to include language to clarify that the yeast is non-
viable in the market formulation. This action is being taken to improve 
the accuracy 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 including updating 
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.  573.750  [Redesignated as Sec.  573.587]

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2. Redesignate Sec.  573.750 as Sec.  573.587.

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3. Amend newly redesignated Sec.  573.587 by revising the section 
heading and paragraph (a) to read as follows:


Sec.  573.587  Komagataella pastoris dried yeast.

    (a) Identity. The food additive Komagataella pastoris dried yeast 
is non-viable and may be used in feed formulations of broiler chickens 
as a source of protein not to exceed 10 percent by weight of the total 
formulation.
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    Dated: August 28, 2024.
Lauren K. Roth,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2024-19856 Filed 9-4-24; 8:45 am]
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