Sterigenics International, Inc.; Withdrawal of Food Additive Petition, 39699-39700 [2010-16884]

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 132 (Monday, July 12, 2010)]
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[FR Doc No: 2010-16884]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2004-F-0069] (formerly Docket No. 2004F-0455)


Sterigenics International, Inc.; Withdrawal of Food Additive 
Petition

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the 
withdrawal, without prejudice to a future filing, of a food additive 
petition (FAP 3M4744) proposing that the food additive regulations be 
amended to provide for the safe use of ionizing radiation in the 
production of shelf stable foods, including multiple ingredient shelf 
stable foods.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lane A. Highbarger, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-255), Food and Drug Administration, 
5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-3835, 301-436-1204.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice published in the Federal 
Register of November 30, 2004 (69 FR 69606), FDA announced that a food 
additive petition (FAP 3M4744) had been filed by Sterigenics 
International, Inc., P.O. Box 17349, Memphis, TN 31817-0349 (current 
address 2015 Spring Rd., suite 650, Oak Brook, IL 60523). The petition 
proposed to amend the food additive regulations in 21 CFR part 179 
Irradiation in the Production, Processing and Handling of Food to 
provide for the

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safe use of ionizing radiation in the production of fully cooked shelf 
stable foods, including fully cooked multiple ingredient shelf stable 
foods, where the absorbed dose required to cause a 12-log reduction in 
Clostridium botulinum has been established. Sterigenics International, 
Inc., has now withdrawn the petition without prejudice to a future 
filing (21 CFR 171.7).

    Dated: June 30, 2010.
Mitchell A. Cheeseman,
Acting Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 2010-16884 Filed 7-12-10; 8:45 am]
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