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The following is an article from the latest issue of NoMSG Messenger. I
joined this group some years back, as their avoidance of hydrolyzed
proteins is similar to ours, and they often provide a perspective different
from the celiac groups. More information on them can be found at
http://www.nomsg.com/. If anyone has any questions on the following article
they should be directed to the NoMSG group.

A New Concern

The FDA is planning to adopt a premarket notification system (PMN) for
regulating food-contact substances: the wrappings on the meats, fruits and
vegetables we purchase. Under PMN, a manufacturer or supplier of a
food-contact substance would merely notify the FDA 120 days prior to
marketing the substance. If the FDA did not respond within 120 days,
approval of the substance would be effective.

Since PMN would replace a current procedure that takes considerably more
time while the FDA analyzes submitted data and takes what other actions
that it may feel appropriate, manufacturers and suppliers are very pleased
with the FDA's pending adoption of PMN.

Why is this a concern? I recall that several years ago, packaging companies
were spending large sums of money developing wrapping materials made from
hydrolyzed protein. Under PMN, such wrappings can be approved without
notice in the Federal Register or opportunity to comment.