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Notice2021-281642021-12-28

Canned Tuna Deviating From the Standard of Identity; Amendment of Temporary Marketing Permits

Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration

Abstract

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending the temporary permits issued to Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, and StarKist Seafood Co. to market test canned tuna. The Bumble Bee Foods, LLC's temporary permit is amended to add one additional manufacturing location. The StarKist Seafood Co.'s temporary permit is amended to increase the amount of test product and to add one additional manufacturing location. These amendments will allow the applicants to continue to test market the test product and collect data on consumer acceptance.

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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) is amending the temporary permits issued to Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, and StarKist Seafood Co. to market test canned tuna. The Bumble Bee Foods, LLC's temporary permit is amended to add one additional manufacturing location. The StarKist Seafood Co.'s temporary permit is amended to increase the amount of test product and to add one additional manufacturing location. These amendments will allow the applicants to continue to test market the test product and collect data on consumer acceptance. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marjan Morravej, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-820), Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Dr., College Park, MD 20740, 240-402-2371. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of June 20, 2014 ( 79 FR 35362 ), we issued a notice announcing that we had issued temporary permits to Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, 9655 Granite Ridge Dr., San Diego, CA 92123; Chicken of the Sea International, 9330 Scranton Rd., Suite 500, San Diego, CA 92121; and StarKist Seafood Co., 225 North Shore Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15212, to market test products identified as canned tuna products. We issued the permits to facilitate market testing of products that deviate from the requirements of the standard of identity for canned tuna in 21 CFR 161.190 , which

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Citation: 86 FR 73789