79 FR 192 pg. 59699 - Casa de Mesquite LLC; Filing of Food Additive Petition
Type: PRORULEVolume: 79Number: 192Page: 59699
Page: 59699Docket number: [Docket No. FDA-2014-F-1370]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2014-23597 Filed 10-2-14; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Food and Drug Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 179
[Docket No. FDA-2014-F-1370]
Casa de Mesquite LLC; Filing of Food Additive Petition
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION:
Notice of petition.
SUMMARY:
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that we have filed a petition, submitted by Casa de Mesquite LLC, proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of ionizing radiation to treat mesquite bean flour.
DATES:
The food additive petition was filed on August 11, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Teresa A. Croce, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-265), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-3835, 240-402-1281.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (section 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))), we are giving notice that we have filed a food additive petition (FAP 4M4807), submitted by Casa de Mesquite LLC, 10021 Pacheco Pass Hwy., Hollister, CA 95023. The petition proposes to amend the food additive regulations in § 179.26 (21 CFR 179.26), Ionizing radiation for the treatment of food, to provide for the safe use of ionizing radiation to reduce the levels of food-borne pathogens in mesquite bean flour.
We have determined under 21 CFR 25.32(j) that this action is of a type that does not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment. Therefore, neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is required.
Dated: September 29, 2014.
Dennis M. Keefe,
Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 2014-23597 Filed 10-2-14; 8:45 am]
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