Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; Spent Bleaching Clay

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is amending a notice of petition announcing that the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of spent bleaching clay as a flow agent in canola meal for all livestock and poultry species. Additionally, the petition proposes that the regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of silicon dioxide and diatomaceous earth as components of spent bleaching clay. At our request, a revised environmental assessment (EA) has been placed in the docket for public review and comment.