Irradiation in the Production, Processing and Handling of Food
fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 1997-12-03 · Effective 1990-05-02 · 62 FR 64102
Document
Document number
97-31739
Federal Register citation
62 FR 64102
CFR reference
21 CFR 179
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; denial of request for stay of effective date and for a hearing; confirmation of effective date.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
1997-12-03
Effective date
1990-05-02
HHS docket
Docket Nos. 86F-0507 and 86F-0509
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is denying the requests for a hearing that it has received on the final rule that amended the food additive regulations to authorize the use of sources of ionizing radiation for the control of food-borne pathogens in poultry. After reviewing the objections to the final rule and the requests for a hearing, the agency has concluded that the objections do not raise issues of material fact that justify a hearing or otherwise provide a basis for revoking the amendment to the regulation. FDA is also denying the request for a stay of the effective date of the amendment to the food additive regulations.