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FDA Denies Hearing Requests for 2000 Food Irradiation Rule

Food and Drug Administration denied requests for a hearing on its October 2000 final rule that amended the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of ionizing radiation for the control of microbial pathogens in seeds for sprouting.…

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FDA said that, after reviewing objections to the final rule and requests for a hearing, it has concluded that the objections do not justify a hearing or otherwise provide a basis for revoking the regulation.