is required OR the applicant must be able to demonstrate that an
existing FCN is effective for their formulation. FCNs 447, 879, 887
and 908 describe PAA solutions containing sulfuric acid that are
permitted by FDA for direct food contact.
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Identity: aqueous solution of peroxyacetic acid, octanoic acid, acetic acid, hydrogen peroxide, peroxyoctanoic acid and HEDP.
Use: Food contact
• FDA: permitted “on meat carcasses, parts, trim, and organs” and
“on poultry carcasses, poultry
parts, and organs” at 21 CFR 370.
Not permitted for direct food contact on fruits and vegetables that
are not raw agricultural commodities since this PAA solution is not
specifically cited at 21 CFR
173.315.
• EPA: not permitted for direct food
contact on raw agricultural commodities since no tolerance is established for octanoic acid. ( 40
CFR 180.910)
• FSIS: permitted for direct food
contact on red meat and poultry.
(Directive 7120.1 Amendment 7)
Use: Sanitizer of equipment without
an intervening potable water rinse
• FDA: permitted as a sanitizer for
food-contact surfaces (including
food-contact surfaces in public eating places), to be followed by adequate draining before contact with
food. ( 21 CFR 178.1010(b)( 45))
• EPA: permitted as a sanitizer for
food-contact surfaces, to be followed by adequate draining before
contact with food. EPA tolerances
established at 40 CFR 180.940(a),
(b) and (c).
3) GENERIC PAA SOLUTION 3
Identity: aqueous solution containing hydrogen peroxide, peroxyacetic acid, acetic
acid, sulfuric acid and 2,6-pyridinedicar-
boxylic acid.
Use: Food contact
• FDA: not permitted for direct food
contact on fruits and vegetables
that are not raw agricultural commodities since this PAA solution is
not specifically cited at 21 CFR
173.315.
• EPA: not permitted for direct food
contact on raw agricultural commodities since there is no tolerance for 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic
acid at 40 CFR 180.910.
