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History of Ozone
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1840
- Discovered by Schönbein
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1893
- Used as a disinfectant in drinking water
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1909
- Used as a food preservative for cold storage of meats
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1939
- Was found to prevent the growth of yeast & mold during the storage
of fruits |
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History
of GRAS Status of Ozone
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1982
- FDA GRAS declaration for ozone use in bottled water
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1995
- FDA GRAS for ozone use in bottled water renewed without change
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1997
- Industry Expert Panel declares ozone GRAS and meets FDA requirements.
Regulators have the option to later add control on ozone use.
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1999
- USDA rejects an ozone use protocol for meats, cites 1982 GRAS
declaration for water where FDA stated "any other use must be
regulated by a Food Additive Petition."
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2000
- Food Additive Petition, that addresses both water and air use of ozone,
under preparation. FDA estimates approval will occur within six months of
submission of the Petition |
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Status
of Ozone in the Food Industry
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1982
- O3 declared GRAS for treatment of bottled water (Federal Register, Vol.
47, No. 113, November 5, 1982)
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1997
- Expert panel report : Evaluation of the history and safety of ozone
in processing foods for human consumption. Vol. 2 : Abstracts. Electric
Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA. R & D Enterprise, Inc. / GRAS
self declaration (Federal Register, v. 62 #74, April 19, 1997)
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2000
- FDA and USDA approval granted. |
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EPA
- Disinfection By-Product Rules (DBPR)
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2000
- 2004:
Implementation Stage
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Ozone
is EPA listed as DBPR compliant |
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