Legal and Policy Interpretation of the Jurisdiction Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of the Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency Over the Use of Certain Antimicrobial Substances; Correction

Résumé

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a notice issued jointly by FDA and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that appeared in the Federal Register of October 9, 1998 (63 FR 54532). The document set forth legal and policy interpretations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) as they relate to the jurisdiction of EPA and FDA over antimicrobial substances used in or on food, including food-contact articles; discussed interpretations of certain terms in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the implementing regulations relevant to the authority of the two agencies; provided a description of how EPA and FDA propose to clarify the post-Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) regulatory authority over certain antimicrobial substances; and discussed how EPA and FDA plan to handle the review of petitions for antimicrobial substances that will remain under EPA's jurisdiction, and for those that EPA proposes to return to FDA's regulatory authority through EPA rulemaking. The document was published with an incorrect address for FDA's Dockets Management Branch. This document corrects that error. EPA's addresses remain the same.