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Ozone approved for food use
The Food and Drug Administration is allowing use of ozone in gaseous and aqueous phases as an antimicrobial agent on food, including meat and poultry, in response to a petition filed by the Electric Power Research Institute, Agriculture and Food Technology Alliance. Deadline for written objections is July 26. Details are in the Federal Register of June 26 (66 FR 33829–33830).For more information, contact Robert L. Martin at FDA, 200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204 (pho…