Irradiation in the Production, Processing, and Handling of Food; Confirmation of Effective Date
fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 2011-03-22 · 76 FR 15841
Document
Document number
2011-6625
Federal Register citation
76 FR 15841
CFR reference
21 CFR 179
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; denial of requests for a stay of effective date and for a hearing; response to objections; confirmation of effective date.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
2011-03-22
HHS docket
Docket No. FDA-1999-F-0056
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is denying requests for a hearing on the final rule that amended the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of ionizing radiation for the control of Vibrio species and other foodborne pathogens in fresh or frozen molluscan shellfish. After reviewing objections to the final rule and requests for a hearing, FDA has concluded that the objections do not justify a hearing or otherwise provide a basis for revoking the regulation. FDA also is denying the request for a stay of the effective date of the amendment to the food additive regulations.