FDA Amends Rule - Allows Food Irradiation for the Control of Foodborne Pathogens in Fresh or Frozen Molluscan Shellfish

From: Pamela Tom (pdtom@ucdavis.edu)
Date: Tue Aug 16 2005 - 19:57:59 PDT

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    The US Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied
    Nutrition issued a Final Rule which amends the food additive regulations
    to provide for the safe use of ionizing radiation for control of Vibrio
    species and other foodborne pathogens in fresh or frozen molluscan
    shellfish (e.g., oysters, mussels, clams, etc.). This action is in
    response to a petition filed by the National Fisheries Institute and
    the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. This rule is
    effective August 16, 2005.

    Objections and hearing requests are due to CFSAN by September 15, 2005.
    Contact: Lane Highbarger at 301/436-1204; E-mail:
    Lane.Highbarger@FDA.HHS.gov

    Details on this rule are in the Federal Register, August 16, 2005 (Volume
    70, Number 157) re: Rules and Regulations
    (http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.
    gov/2005/05-16279.htm)

    Pamela Tom
    University of California
    Sea Grant Extension Program

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