Use of Sodium Citrate Buffered With Citric Acid in Certain Cured and Uncured Processed Meat and Poultry Products
meat-poultry · Food Safety and Inspection Service · Rule · Published 1996-07-19 · 61 FR 37675
Document
Document number
96-18400
Federal Register citation
61 FR 37675
CFR reference
9 CFR 318
Type
Rule
Action
Affirmation of effective date for direct final rule.
Category
meat-poultry
Sub-agency
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Publication date
1996-07-19
USDA docket
Docket No. 95-001N
Abstract
On April 24, 1996, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published a direct final rule ``Use of Sodium Citrate Buffered with Citric Acid in Certain Cured and Uncured Processed Meat and Poultry Products'' (61 FR 18047). This direct final rule notified the public of FSIS's intention to amend the Federal meat and poultry products inspection regulations to permit the use of a solution of sodium citrate buffered with citric acid in cured and uncured processed whole-muscle meat and poultry products. This use of sodium citrate buffered with citric acid will inhibit the growth of microorganisms, Clostridium botulinum in particular, and retain product flavor during storage. FSIS received no adverse comments within the scope of this rulemaking in response to the direct final rule.