[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 52 (Friday, March 18, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 13099-13100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5344]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 573
Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals;
Poly(2-vinylpyridine-co-styrene); Salts of Volatile Fatty Acids
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal
food additive regulations to correct the specifications for two food
additives used in cattle feed. Incorrect symbols describing permitted
levels of heavy metals such as lead and arsenic are being corrected
with text to reflect the maximum permitted levels of these two
impurities in these food additives. This action is being taken to
improve the accuracy of the agency's regulations.
DATES: This rule is effective March 18, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Benz, Center for Veterinary
Medicine (HFV-220), Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl.,
Rockville, MD 20855, 240-453-6864, e-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA has found that part 573 (21 CFR part
573) of the Code of Federal Regulations does not accurately reflect the
approved specifications for two food additives used in cattle feed,
poly(2-vinylpyridine-co-styrene) and salts of volatile fatty acids. The
greater than symbols in the tables describing the permitted levels of
heavy metals such as lead and arsenic were incorrect. FDA is amending
the regulations in Sec. Sec. 573.870 and 573.914 to correctly reflect
the maximum permitted levels of these two impurities in these food
additives. This action is being taken to improve the accuracy of the
agency's regulations.
Publication of this document constitutes final action on these
changes under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553). Notice
and public procedure are unnecessary because FDA is merely correcting
nonsubstantive errors.
List of Subjects in 21 CFR 573
Animal feeds, Food additives.
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Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under
authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs and
redelegated to the
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Center for Veterinary Medicine, 21 CFR part 573 is amended as follows:
PART 573--FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED IN FEED AND DRINKING WATER OF
ANIMALS
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1. The authority citation for 21 CFR part 573 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348.
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2. Section 573.870 is amended in paragraph (a) in the table by revising
the entries for ``Heavy metals such as lead'' and ``Arsenic'' to read
as follows:
Sec. 573.870 Poly(2-vinylpyridine-co-styrene).
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(a) * * *
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Component/property Limitation
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Heavy metals such as lead 10 parts per million maximum.
Arsenic 3 parts per million maximum.
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3. Section 573.914 is amended in the tables in paragraphs (b)(1) and
(b)(2) by revising the entries for ``Arsenic'' and ``Heavy metals as
lead'' to read as follows:
Sec. 573.914 Salts of volatile fatty acids.
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(b) * * *
(1) * * *
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Components Amount
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Arsenic 3 parts per million maximum.
Heavy metals such as lead 10 parts per million maximum.
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(2) * * *
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Components Amount
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Arsenic 3 parts per million maximum.
Heavy metals such as lead 10 parts per million maximum.
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Dated: March 8, 2005.
Stephen F. Sundlof,
Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine.
[FR Doc. 05-5344 Filed 3-17-05; 8:45 am]
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