FDA extends comment period for petition to ban four solvents in food processing
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The Food and Drug Administration has reopened the public comment period for a petition filed by environmental groups seeking to remove four specific industrial solvents from approved uses in food production. The agencies named are benzene, ethylene dichloride, methylene chloride, and trichloroethylene.
Why it matters: This is currently a request for information rather than a new rule. If FDA grants the petition after reviewing comments, it would change which chemicals manufacturers are allowed to use in specific food processing steps. For now, the existing regulations remain in effect.
Who it affects
- Food manufacturers who use the four specified solvents in production or cleaning processes
This notice was issued by the Food and Drug Administration under the Health and Human Services Department; readers should check the original Federal Register document for full legal details.
Agency: Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration
Source: Federal Register — read the official document