
[Federal Register: June 2, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 105)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2007-F-0330] (formerly Docket No. 2007F-0454)

 
General Mills, Inc.; Withdrawal 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 the 
withdrawal, without prejudice to a future filing, of a food additive 
petition (FAP 7M4770) 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: In a notice published in the Federal 
Register of

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December 3, 2007 (72 FR 67943), FDA announced that a food additive 
petition (FAP 7M4770) had been filed by General Mills, Inc., One 
General Mills Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55426. The petition proposed 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 and other microorganisms in aqueous sugar solutions and 
potable water intended for use in food production. General Mills, Inc., 
has now withdrawn the petition without prejudice to a future filing (21 
CFR 171.7).

    Dated: May 26, 2010.
Mitchell A. Cheeseman,
Acting Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition.
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