| Title: | NEW FDA PRODUCT CODES FOR WHEAT GLUTEN |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2007-04-02 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI FILERS
FROM : FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION
SUBJECT: PRODUCT CODE CHANGES - WHEAT GLUTEN
FDA HAS CREATED A NEW PRODUCT CODE INDUSTRY/CLASS COMBINATION OF 71M =
BYPRODUCTS FOR ANIMAL FOODS, WHEAT AND WHEAT BYPRODUCTS. A NEW PRODUCT
CODE FOR WHEAT GLUTEN HAS BEEN ADDED: 71MY( )01. WHEN USING THE NEW
PRODUCT CODE, THE FIFTH CHARACTER IN THE CODE SHOULD BE FILLED WITH THE
APPROPRIATE PROCESS INDUSTRY CODE (PIC). THERE ARE ALSO TWO EXISTING
CODES FOR WHEAT GLUTEN INTENDED FOR USE IN HUMAN FOOD. THEY ARE:
02E( )( )06 WHEAT FLOUR, GLUTEN
02F( )( )08 GLUTEN, WHEAT
FILL IN THE APPROPRIATE SUBCLASS AND PIC CODES FOR INDUSTRY 02.
WHEN TRANSMITTING ENTRIES TO FDA THAT CONTAIN WHEAT GLUTEN, PLEASE FIRST
DETERMINE THE INTENDED USE, AND THEN SELECT THE APPROPRIATE PRODUCT
CODE. PLEASE DISCONTINUE THE USE OF ALL OTHER PRODUCT CODES PREVIOUSLY
TRANSMITTED FOR WHEAT GLUTEN INTENDED FOR USE IN ANIMAL FOODS.
THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION