[Federal Register: December 22, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 245)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 99F-5321]

 
United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and 
Inspection Service; Filing of Food Additive Petition

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that the 
United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection 
Service (USDA/FSIS) has filed a petition proposing that the food 
additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of a 4.5 
kiloGray (kGy) maximum dose of ionizing radiation to treat 
unrefrigerated (as well as refrigerated) uncooked meat, meat products, 
and certain meat food products to reduce levels of foodborne pathogens 
and extend shelf-life.


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rudaina H. Alrefai, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-206), Food and Drug Administration, 
200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3034.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (sec. 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))), notice is given that a food 
additive petition (FAP 9M4695) has been filed by the USDA/FSIS, 300 
12th St. SW., rm. 112, Washington, DC 20250. The petition proposes that 
the food additive regulations in Sec. 179.26(b) Ionizing radiation for 
the treatment of food (21 CFR 179.26(b)) be amended to provide for the 
safe use of a 4.5 kGy maximum dose of ionizing radiation to treat 
unrefrigerated (as well as refrigerated) uncooked meat, meat products, 
and certain meat food products to reduce levels of foodborne pathogens 
and extend shelf-life. The current regulations in Sec. 179.26(b) 
provide for the use of a maximum dose of 4.5 kGy to treat refrigerated 
products only.
    The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(j) that this action is 
of a type that does not individually or cumulatively have a significant 
effect on the human environment. Therefore, neither an environmental 
assessment nor an environmental impact statement is required.

    Dated: December 3, 1999.
Alan M. Rulis,
Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 99-33093 Filed 12-21-99; 8:45 am]
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