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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substance (FCS) Notifications
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FCN No. 2266

Safe Foods Chemical Innovations and LPR Technologies

According to Section 409(h)(1)(C) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, food contact substance notifications (FCNs) are effective only for the listed manufacturer and its customers. Other manufacturers must submit their own FCN for the same food contact substance and intended use.
Food Contact Substance: An aqueous mixture of peroxyacetic acid (PAA) (CAS Reg. No. 79-21-0), hydrogen peroxide (HP) (CAS Reg. No. 7722-84-1), acetic acid (CAS Reg. No. 64-19-7), 1-hydroxyethylidine-1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP) (CAS Reg. No. 2809-21-4) and/or dipicolinic acid (DPA) (CAS Reg. No. 499-83-2), and optionally sulfuric acid (CAS Reg. No. 7664-93-9). REPLACES FCNs 2011 and 1986
Notifier: Safe Foods Chemical Innovations and LPR Technologies
Manufacturer/Supplier: Safe Foods Chemical Innovations and LPR Technologies
Intended Use: As an antimicrobial agent used in:
  1. process water, ice, or brine used in the production, processing, and preparation of poultry, meat, processed and preformed meat and poultry, fruits, vegetables, fish, seafood, and shell eggs.
  2. brines, marinades, and sauces applied on the surface or injected into processed or unprocessed, cooked or uncooked, whole or cut poultry.
  3. surface sauces and marinades applied on processed and preformed meat and poultry products.
Limitations/Specifications: The components of the FCS will not exceed:
  1. 2000 ppm PAA, 1333 ppm HP, 133 ppm HEDP, and 6.5 ppm DPA in process water applied as a wash, spray, dip, rinse, chiller water, low-temperature (less than 40°F) immersion bath, or scald water for whole or cut poultry, including carcasses, parts, trim, and organs.
  2. 1800 ppm PAA, 1200 ppm HP, 120 ppm HEDP, and 5.9 ppm DPA in process water or ice used in washing, rinsing, or cooling whole or cut meat carcasses, parts, trim, and organs.
  3. 230 ppm PAA, 153 ppm HP, 15 ppm HEDP, and 0.8 ppm DPA in process water or ice used during commercial preparation of fish and seafood in food processing facilities.
  4. 350 ppm PAA, 233 ppm HP, 23 ppm HEDP, and 1.2 ppm DPA in process water or ice used for washing or chilling fruits and vegetables in food processing facilities.
  5. 2000 ppm PAA, 1333 ppm HP, 120 ppm HEDP, and 6.5 ppm DPA in wash water for shell eggs.
  6. 495 ppm PAA, 193 ppm HP, 33 ppm HEDP, and 0.5 ppm DPA in process water, ice, or brine for washing, rinsing, or cooling processed and preformed meat.
  7. 50 ppm PAA, 17 ppm HP, 4 ppm HEDP, and 0.1 ppm DPA in surface sauces and marinades applied on processed and preformed meat products.
Uses of the FCS listed below do not include DPA, and the components will not exceed:
  1. 230 ppm PAA, 90 ppm HP, and 15 ppm HEDP in process water, ice, or brine for washing, rinsing, or cooling processed and preformed poultry.
  2. 50 ppm PAA, 17 ppm HP, and 4 ppm HEDP in brines, marinades, and sauces applied to the surface or injected into processed or unprocessed, cooked or uncooked, whole or cut poultry.
  3. 50 ppm PAA, 17 ppm HP, and 4 ppm HEDP in surface sauces and marinades applied on processed and preformed poultry products.
Effective Date: Feb 8, 2023
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)** Submission: Environmental Assessment (in PDF, 486 kB)
FDA Decision: Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) (in PDF, 398 kB)

*See Food Types and Conditions of Use for Food Contact Substances (Tables 1 and 2).

**More about Environmental Decisions and Definitions of Environmental Terms.
See also Inventory of Environmental Impact Decisions for Food Contact Substance Notifications.
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