Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) received applications for temporary permits from Bumble Bee Foods, LLC; Chicken of the Sea International; and StarKist Seafood Company (the applicants). We are announcing that we have issued temporary permits to the applicants to market test products (designated as "canned tuna" products) that deviate from the U.S. standard of identity for canned tuna. The purpose of the temporary permits is to market test the product throughout the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The permits will allow the applicants to measure consumer acceptance of the products and assess the commercial feasibility of the products.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-P-1189] AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) received applications for temporary permits from Bumble Bee Foods, LLC; Chicken of the Sea International; and StarKist Seafood Company (the applicants). We are announcing that we have issued temporary permits to the applicants to market test products (designated as “canned tuna” products) that deviate from the U.S. standard of identity for canned tuna. The purpose of the temporary permits is to market test the product throughout the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The permits will allow the applicants to measure consumer acceptance of the products and assess the commercial feasibility of the products. DATES: These permits are effective for 15 months, beginning on the date each applicant introduces or causes the introduction of the test products into interstate commerce, but not later than September 18, 2014. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Loretta A. Carey, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-820), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 240-402-2371. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We have issued a temporary permit to each of the following applicants: Bumble Bee Foods, LLC; Chicken of the Sea International; and StarKist Seafood Company. We are issuing these temporary permits in accordance …
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Canned Tuna Deviating From Identity Standard; Amendment of Temporary Marketing Permit
Canned Tuna Deviating From the Standard of Identity; Amendment of Temporary Marketing Permits
Canned Tuna Deviating From the Standard of Identity; Amendment of Temporary Marketing Permit
Canned Tuna Deviating From Identity Standard: Temporary Permit for Market Testing
Canned Tuna Deviating From Identity Standard; Temporary Permit for Market Testing
Citation: 79 FR 35362
