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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Final Rules: Food Additives and Color Additives

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Petition(s): FAP 0A4720

Secondary Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption

Petitioner: Ecolab, Inc.
Docket number (legacy and/or former docket number(s)): (00F-1332)
Subject additive and intended use: amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of a mixture of peroxyacetic acid, octanoic acid, acetic acid, hydrogen peroxide, peroxyoctanoic acid, and 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid as an antimicrobial agent on red meat carcasses.
21 CFR* affected: 173.370 Peroxyacids.
Substance(s)*, (CAS Registry® No.): peroxyacetic acid, (79-21-0)
octanoic acid, (124-07-2)
acetic acid, (64-19-7)
hydrogen peroxide, (7722-84-1)
peroxyoctanoic acid, (33734-57-5)
1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid, (2809-21-4)
Federal Register publication history: Jun 13, 2000 65 FR 37155 Notice
Nov 27, 2000 65 FR 70660 Final Rule Nov 27, 2000

 

*Definitions

  • 21 CFR: Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
  • Substance: The name of the substance listed in the CFR.
  • CAS Registry® No.: Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) Registry Number® for the substance.
  • Petitions (see also Questions and Answers About the Petition Process)
    • FAP: Food Additive Petition
    • CAP: Color Additive Petition
    • GRP: GRAS Affirmation Petition (replaced by GRAS Notification Program in 1998)
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