FCN No. 2274

Hydrite Chemical Co.

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), optionally, sulfuric acid (CAS Reg. No. 7664-93-9), and optionally, 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP) (CAS Reg. No. 2809-21-4) and/or optionally dipicolinic acid (DPA) (CAS Reg. No. 499-83-2). REPLACES FCNS 1872, 1897, and 2070
• Notifier: Hydrite Chemical Co.
• Manufacturer/Supplier: Hydrite Chemical Co.
• Intended Use: As an antimicrobial agent in process water, ice, and brine used in the production and preparation of meat, poultry, processed and pre-formed meat and poultry products, fruits, vegetables, fish, seafood, in sauces and marinades used in the production and preparation of poultry and processed and pre-formed meat and poultry products; shell eggs; hard-boiled eggs; and, during the tempering and before the milling of grains of wheat, corn, and rice, except for use in contact with infant formula or human milk (See Limitations/Specifications).
• Limitations/Specifications: The components of the FCS will not exceed:
  1. 1800 ppm PAA, 1203 ppm HP, 60 ppm HEDP, and 1.64 ppm DPA in process water and ice used to spray, wash, rinse, or dip meat carcasses, parts, trim, and organs, and in chiller water for meat carcasses, parts, trim, and organs;
  2. 2000 ppm PAA, 1474 ppm HP, 100 ppm HEDP, and 2.01 ppm DPA in process water and ice used to spray, wash, rinse, or dip poultry carcasses, parts, trim, and organs, and in chiller water, low-temperature (e.g., less than 40°F) immersion baths, or scald water for poultry carcasses, parts, trim and organs;
  3. 495 ppm PAA, 367 ppm HP, 23 ppm HEDP, and 0.50 ppm DPA in water, brine, or ice for washing, rinsing, or cooling processed and pre-formed meat products;
  4. 230 ppm PAA, 323 ppm HP, 12 ppm HEDP, and 0.44 ppm DPA in water, brine, or ice for washing, rinsing, or cooling processed and pre-formed poultry products;
  5. 600 ppm PAA, 880 ppm HP, 32 ppm HEDP, and 1.20 ppm DPA in water or ice used for washing or chilling fruits and vegetables in a food processing facility;
  6. 230 ppm PAA, 280 ppm HP, 12 ppm HEDP, and 0.38 ppm DPA in process water or ice used to commercially prepare fish and seafood;
  7. 50 ppm PAA, 33 ppm HP, 2 ppm HEDP, and 0.05 ppm DPA in brines, sauces and marinades applied on the surface or injected into processed or unprocessed, cooked or uncooked, whole or cut poultry parts and pieces; and surface sauces and marinades applied on processed and pre-formed meat and poultry products;
  8. 2000 ppm PAA, 947 ppm HP, 60 ppm HEDP, and 1.29 ppm DPA in water for washing shell eggs;
  9. 987 ppm PAA, 1447 ppm HP, 53 ppm HEDP, and 1.97 ppm DPA in spray, wash, dip, rinse, mist, or chiller water for hard boiled, peeled eggs; and,
  10. 234 ppm PAA, 344 ppm HP, 13 ppm HEDP, and 0.47 ppm DPA during the tempering and before the milling of grains of wheat, corn, and rice.
  The FCS is not for use in contact with infant formula and human milk. Such uses were not included as part of the intended use of the substance in the FCN.
• Effective Date: Apr 7, 2023
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)** Submission: Environmental Assessment (in PDF, 3.9 MB)
• FDA Decision: Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) (in PDF, 226 kB)

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*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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