Secondary Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption
fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 2000-11-27 · Effective 2000-11-27 · 65 FR 70660
Document
Document number
00-30050
Federal Register citation
65 FR 70660
CFR reference
21 CFR 173
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
2000-11-27
Effective date
2000-11-27
HHS docket
Docket No. 00F-1332
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of a mixture of peroxyacetic acid, octanoic acid, acetic acid, hydrogen peroxide, peroxyoctanoic acid, and 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid as an antimicrobial agent on red meat carcasses. This action is in response to a petition filed by Ecolab, Inc.