FSANZ calls for comment on CPC disinfectant

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is accepting submissions on an application that would permit the use of a new processing aid for the antimicrobial treatment of raw poultry.

An initial safety assessment of the aid, cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC), has been completed by FSANZ, with the organisation finding the treatment to be appropriate for raw, skin-on poultry. No safety concerns were raised during the assessments.

CPC is used in other countries including the USA and Canada for disinfection of food products. It is used where it would be inappropriate to rely on a chlorine-based solution for disinfecting goods and is found elsewhere in products used by humans such as mouthwashes and toothpastes.

Click here for information about submitting commentary on the application for CPC. You can find out more about making a submission here.

Submissions close on 13 April at 5:00 pm Canberra time.

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