Food and Drug Administration (FDA) New Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) Product Codes – Subclass Codes

CSMS # 57691976 - Food and Drug Administration (FDA) New Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) Product Codes – Subclass Codes U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 09/14/2023 09:51 AM EDT CSMS # 57691976 - Food and Drug Administration (FDA) New Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) Product Codes – Subclass Codes The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has created a new Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) Subclass Code for the Industry Codes listed below. The Subclass Code is listed below and is available immediately. Subclass Code/Description X/Oxygen Permeable Packaging Oxygen-permeable packaging should provide a sufficient exchange of oxygen to allow naturally occurring aerobic spoilage organisms on food to grow and spoil the product before C. botulinum toxin is produced under moderate abuse. Packaging with an oxygen transmission rate (OTR) of 10,000 cc/m2/24hrs at 24°C (75°F), or higher is considered to be oxygen-permeable packaging for seafood and is not considered reduced oxygen packaging (ROP). The new “X” Subclass Code is to be used only for oxygen-permeable packaging such as ‘10K OTR Packaging’, while the “V” Subclass Code is for ROP, such as vacuum packaging (VAC), modified atmosphere packaging (MAP), hermetically sealed containers, sealed plastic or laminated packaging, packing in oil, and other material that is not considered oxygen-permeable The description of the Subclass Code below is modified to clarify its usage. Subclass Code – “V”: Old Description - Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging New Description - Vacuum or MAP and other Reduced Oxygen Packaging Use of Subclass Code V: Packaging where either air has been removed mechanically (vacuum) or manually; the air in the package is replaced by one or more gases, in various concentrations (modified atmosphere packaging), before the package is hermetically sealed; or other forms of reduced oxygen packaging (ROP) such as packing in oil or any manner that reduces the oxygen transmission to potentially unsafe levels. Product is not shelf stable (e.g., requires refrigeration or freezing). Until now, seafood in oxygen-permeable packaging was assigned the product code container Subclass Code of “V” for vacuum or modified atmosphere packaging. These types of “V” packaging are typically considered reduced oxygen packaging (ROP). However, oxygen-permeable packaging is not ROP, and the “V” subclass was creating confusion. These Subclass Code changes apply to the Industry Codes listed below. 02    Whole Grain/Milled Grain Prod/Starch 03    Bakery Prod/Dough/Mix/Icing 04    Macaroni/Noodle Prod 05    Cereal Prep/Breakfast Food 07    Snack Food Item 09    Milk/Butter/Dried Milk Prod 12    Cheese/Cheese Prod 13    Ice Cream Prod 14    Filled Milk/Imit Milk Prod 15    Egg/Egg Prod 16    Fishery/Seafood Prod 17    Meat, Meat Products and Poultry 18    Vegetable Protein Prod 20    Fruit/Fruit Prod 21    Fruit/Fruit Prod 22    Fruit/Fruit Prod 23    Nuts/Edible Seed 24    Vegetables/Vegetable Products 25    Vegetables/Vegetable Products 26    Vegetable Oils 27    Dressing/Condiment 28    Spices, Flavors And Salts 29    Soft Drink/Water 30    Beverage Bases/Conc/Nectar 31    Coffee/Tea 32    Alcoholic Beverage 33    Candy W/O Choc/Special/Chew Gum 34    Choc/Cocoa Prod 35    Gelatin/Rennet/Pudding Mix/Pie Filling 36    Food Sweeteners (Nutritive) 37    Mult Food Dinner/Grav/Sauce/Special 38    Soup 39    Prep Salad Prod 40    Baby Food Prod 41    Dietary Conv Food/Meal Replacements 42    EDIBLE INSECTS AND INSECT-DERIVED FOODS 50    Color Additiv Food/Drug/Cosmetic Please send any questions or concerns to the email address for the Product Code Builder Feedback: PCBFeedback@fda.hhs.gov For assistance with product code identification, the public may also refer to the FDA Product Code Builder