PetitionforRulemakingtoAllowSodiumBenzoateand.PDF

United States Food Safety Office of Policy George Washington Carver Center Department of and Inspection and Program 5601 Sunnyside Ave. STOP 5271 Agriculture Service Development Beltsville, MD 20705-5271 2 6 2010 Mr. Gary Kushner Hogan Hartson, L.LP. 555 Thirteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20004-1109 Dear Mr. Kushner: On January 19, 2007, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) received a Petition for Rulemaking to Allow Sodium Benzoate and Sodium Propionate as Antimicrobial Agents in Meat and Poultry Products from Kraft Foods Global, Inc. The Petition requests a rule change to 9 CFR 424.21 to identify sodium benzoate and sodium propionate in combination with other ingredients as safe and suitable antimicrobial agents for L monocytogenes control in ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products. Kraft requested that FSIS amend 9 CFR 424.21 (c) to include the following specific uses: Class of Substance Purpose Products Amount substance Antimicrobial Sodium To inhibit Various meat Up to 0.1% (by Agents benzoate rnicrobial and poultry weight of total growth products formulation) in combination with approved antimicrobial agents and adjuvants) Sodium do do Up to 0.2% (by propionate weight of total formulation) in combination