<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> 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.