Document ID: FDA-2012-P-1189-0002
Agency: fda
Document Type: Notice
Title: Canned Tuna Deviating From Identity Standard; Temporary Permit for Market Testing
Posted Date: 2014-06-20T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 119 (Friday, June 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35362-35363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14447]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2012-P-1189]

Canned Tuna Deviating From Identity Standard; Temporary Permit 
for Market Testing

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) received 
applications for temporary permits from Bumble Bee Foods, LLC; Chicken 
of the Sea International; and StarKist Seafood Company (the 
applicants). We are announcing that we have issued temporary permits to 
the applicants to market test products (designated as ``canned tuna'' 
products) that deviate from the U.S. standard of identity for canned 
tuna. The purpose of the temporary permits is to market test the 
product throughout the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico. The permits will allow the applicants to measure consumer 
acceptance of the products and assess the commercial feasibility of the 
products.

DATES: These permits are effective for 15 months, beginning on the date 
each applicant introduces or causes the introduction of the test 
products into interstate commerce, but not later than September 18, 
2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Loretta A. Carey, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-820), Food and Drug Administration, 
5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 240-402-2371.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We have issued a temporary permit to each of 
the following applicants: Bumble Bee Foods, LLC; Chicken of the Sea 
International; and StarKist Seafood Company. We are issuing these 
temporary permits in accordance with 21 CFR 130.17, which addresses 
temporary permits for interstate shipment of experimental packs of food 
varying from the requirements of standards of identity issued under 
section 401 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
341).
    These permits cover limited interstate marketing tests of products 
identified as ``canned tuna.'' These test products deviate from the 
U.S. standard of identity for canned tuna (21 CFR 161.190) in that they 
are labeled without the statement ``Below Standard in Fill'' as 
required in Sec.  161.190(c)(4) and 21 CFR 130.14(b). The test products 
meet all the requirements of the standard with the exception of this 
deviation.
    The purpose of these temporary permits is to market test the 
product throughout the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico. These permits will allow the applicants to measure customer 
acceptance of the products and assess commercial feasibility of the 
products.
    Table 1 lists the amount of product for distribution and the 
manufacturers of the products for each of the applicants. The retail 
cans for the products are of various sizes.

        Table 1--Amount, Manufacturer, and Location by Applicant
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                                   Amount of canned
            Applicant                  tuna for        Manufacturer and
                                     distribution          location
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Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, 9655       141,000,000 pounds  Asian Alliance, 8/
 Granite Ridge Dr., San Diego,     (lbs) (63,800,905   8 Moo 3, Rama 2
 CA 92123.                         kilograms (kgs)).   Rd., Bunbor,
                                                       Muang,
                                                       Samutsakorn
                                                       74000, Thailand.
                                                      Chicken of the Sea
                                                       Georgia Canning,
                                                       129 North
                                                       Commerce Dr.,
                                                       Lyons, GA 30436.
                                                      Bumble Bee
                                                       Seafoods, Inc.,
                                                       13100 Arctic
                                                       Circle, Santa Fe
                                                       Springs, CA
                                                       90670.
                                                      Chotiwat
                                                       Manufacturing
                                                       Co., 84/22 Moo 7,
                                                       Asia Highway Rd.
                                                       43, P.O.
                                                       Box 37, T.
                                                       Korhong, Hatyai
                                                       Songkhla,
                                                       Thailand 90110.
                                                      Gentuna (GTC/
                                                       Century), P.O.
                                                       Tambler, General
                                                       Santos City,
                                                       South Cotabato,
                                                       Philippines 9500.
                                                      I.S.A. Value Co.,
                                                       Ltd. (Narong),
                                                       101/6 Mu 6, Soi
                                                       Muangsakul Road,
                                                       Samaedam,
                                                       Bangkhutien,
                                                       Bangkok 10150,
                                                       Thailand.
                                                      Pataya Foods, 90/6
                                                       Tambol Tarsai,
                                                       Muang,
                                                       Samutprakarn,
                                                       Pataya, Thailand.
                                                      PT Aneka Tuna,
                                                       Jalan Raya
                                                       Surabaya-Malang
                                                       Km. 38, Gempol,
                                                       Pasuruan 67155
                                                       Jawa Timur.
                                                      R.S. Cannery Co.,
                                                       Ltd., 255/1
                                                       Industrial Soi 3,
                                                       Industrial
                                                       Estate,
                                                       Samutprakarn
                                                       10280, Thailand.

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                                                      Tropical Canning
                                                       Thailand, Km. 19
                                                       Kanjanavanich
                                                       Rd., Thungyai,
                                                       Hatyai, Songkhla
                                                       90110, Thailand.
                                                      Unicord, 39/3 Moo
                                                       8, Sedtakit 1
                                                       Rd., Thasai,
                                                       Muang,
                                                       Samutsakorn
                                                       74000, Thailand.
Chicken of the Sea                77,500,000 lbs      Bumble Bee
 International, 9330 Scranton      (35,067,873 kgs).   Seafoods, Inc.,
 Rd., Suite 500, San Diego, CA                         13100 Arctic
 92121.                                                Circle, Santa Fe
                                                       Springs, CA
                                                       90670.
                                                      Century Canning,
                                                       Suite 1906,
                                                       Centerpoint
                                                       Bldg., Julia
                                                       Vargas Avenue
                                                       cor. Garnet St.,
                                                       Ortigas Ctr.,
                                                       Pasig City,
                                                       Manila,
                                                       Philippines 1605.
                                                      Chicken of the Sea
                                                       Georgia Canning,
                                                       129 North
                                                       Commerce Dr.,
                                                       Lyons, GA 30436.
                                                      MMP International,
                                                       19/8 Moo 6,
                                                       Tambol Nadee,
                                                       Muang District,
                                                       Samutsakorn
                                                       74000, Thailand.
                                                      PT Juifa
                                                       International
                                                       Foods, JL Lingkar
                                                       Timur No. 53,
                                                       Tegal Kamulyan
                                                       Cilacap 53211,
                                                       Jawa Tengah,
                                                       Indonesia.
                                                      Songkhla Canning,
                                                       333 Kanjanavanich
                                                       Rd., Tumbol
                                                       Pavong, Amphur
                                                       Muang, Songkhla
                                                       90100, Thailand.
                                                      Thai Union Frozen
                                                       Products PCL, 72/
                                                       1 Moo 7 Sethakit
                                                       1 Rd., Tambon
                                                       Tarsrai, Amphur
                                                       Muang,
                                                       Samutsakorn
                                                       74000, Thailand.
                                                      Thai Union
                                                       Manufacturing, 30/
                                                       2 Moo 8, Sethakit
                                                       1 Road, Tambon
                                                       Tarsrai, Amphur
                                                       Muang,
                                                       Samutsakorn
                                                       74000, Thailand.
                                                      Yueh Chyang Canned
                                                       Food Group, Nhut
                                                       Chinh Village,
                                                       Ben Luc District,
                                                       Long An Province,
                                                       Vietnam.
StarKist Seafood Company, 225     182,500,000 lbs     Galapesca S.A.,
 North Shore Dr., Pittsburgh, PA   (82,579,185 kgs).   Km. 12.5 Via A
 15212.                                                Duale, Guayaquil,
                                                       Ecuador.
                                                      StarKist Samoa
                                                       Co., 368 Atu'u
                                                       Rd., Pago Pago,
                                                       American Samoa
                                                       96799.
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    Bumble Bee Foods, LLC; Chicken of the Sea International; and 
StarKist Seafood Company will distribute the test products throughout 
the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The information 
panels on the labels of the test products must bear nutrition labeling 
in accordance with 21 CFR 101.9. Each of the ingredients used in the 
food must be declared on the labels of the test products as required by 
the applicable sections of part 101. These permits are effective for 15 
months, beginning on the date each applicant introduces or causes the 
introduction of the test products into interstate commerce, but not 
later than September 18, 2014.

    Dated: June 17, 2014.
Philip C. Spiller,
Acting Director, Office of Nutrition, Labeling and Dietary Supplements, 
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 2014-14447 Filed 6-19-14; 8:45 am]
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