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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
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