Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers
fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 1996-06-04 · Effective 1996-06-04 · 61 FR 28051
Document
Document number
96-13982
Federal Register citation
61 FR 28051
CFR reference
21 CFR 178
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
1996-06-04
Effective date
1996-06-04
HHS docket
Docket No. 93F-0136
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of an aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide, acetic acid, peroxyacetic acid, octanoic acid, peroxyoctanoic acid, sodium 1-octanesulfonate, and 1-hydroxyethylidene- 1,1-diphosphonic acid as a sanitizing solution for use on food processing equipment and utensils, including food-contact surfaces in public eating places. This action responds to a petition filed by Ecolab, Inc.