Humic Product Trade Association; Withdrawal of Food Additive Petition (Animal Use)

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title: "Humic Product Trade Association; Withdrawal of Food Additive Petition (Animal Use)"
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section_name: "Humic Product Trade Association; Withdrawal of Food Additive Petition (Animal Use)"
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#  Humic Product Trade Association; Withdrawal of Food Additive Petition (Animal Use)

**AGENCY:**

Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

**ACTION:**

Notification; withdrawal of petition.

**SUMMARY:**

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the withdrawal, without prejudice to a future filing, of a food additive petition (FAP 2290) proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of humate, fluvic acid, and humic substances as a source of iron in animal feed.

**DATES:**

The food additive petition published on January 6, 2015 (80 FR 422), was withdrawn on April 19, 2018.

**ADDRESSES:**

For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to *https://www.regulations.gov* and insert the docket number, found in brackets in the heading of this document, into the “Search” box and follow the prompts; and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Carissa Doody, Center for Veterinary Medicine (HFV-228), Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855, 240-402-6283, *[email protected].*

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

In a notice of petition published in the *Federal Register* on January 6, 2015 (80 FR 422), FDA announced that a food additive petition (FAP 2290) had been filed by Humic Products Trade Assn., P.O. Box 963, Spring Green, WI 53588. The petition proposed to amend part 573 *Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals* (21 CFR part 573), to provide for the safe use of humate, fluvic acid, and humic substances as a source of iron in animal feed. Humic Products Trade Assn., has now withdrawn the petition without prejudice to a future filing in accordance with 21 CFR 571.7.

Dated: July 13, 2018.

Leslie Kux,

Associate Commissioner for Policy.