[Federal Register: December 3, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 231)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 2007F-0454]

 
General Mills, Inc.; Filing 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 that 
General Mills, Inc., has filed a petition proposing that the food 
additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of 
ultraviolet radiation for the reduction of pathogens and other 
microorganisms in aqueous sugar solutions and potable water intended 
for use in food production.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura A. Dye, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition (HFS-265), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 
Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-3835, 301-436-1275.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (section 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))), notice is given that a 
food additive petition (FAP 7M4770) has been filed by General Mills, 
Inc., One General Mills Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55426. The petition 
proposes to amend the food additive regulations in Sec.  179.39 
Ultraviolet radiation for the processing and treatment of food (21 CFR 
170.39) to provide for the safe use of ultraviolet radiation for the 
reduction of pathogens

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and other microorganisms in aqueous sugar solutions and potable water 
intended for use in food production.
    The agency has 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: November 27, 2007.
Laura M. Tarantino,
Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. E7-23400 Filed 11-30-07; 8:45 am]

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