HISTORY OF OZONE FOR GRAS AFFIRMATION
Ozone has Grandfathered Legal Status and predates the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act. Ozone use was first published in the United States in 1885, for Florida Medical Association, by Charles J. Kenworthy MD, in Jacksonville Florida, which states the use of ozone for Medical usage before 1885. Medical Ozone usage seems to be used in all other countries but not legally in the US. However, it is used for alternative medicines.
Ozone has prior GRAS Affirmation as an Antimicrobial Agent in Bottled Water, but under the Functional use of 170.3 (o)(2) states: "Antimicrobial agents" Substances used to preserve food by preventing growth of microorganisms and subsequent spoilage. This does not specify that the functional use is for water only, but it does affirm its use on food as safe.
Data Regarding The Use Of Ozone: Ozone has been used in Europe since 1903 to purify drinking water and is currently being used in the United States for water purification. Ozone was first used on meats in 1909 in Cologne France by the Germans. USDA Approval for Ozon-Aire Aug. 13, 1957 for use in meat aging coolers at a level of .1 ppm. . USDA Approval for American Water Purification in 1991 for Recycling Poultry Chill Water at a level of, 7 to 1 1.7 ppm. FDA and USDA Approval of Irradiation treatments of perishable meats, poultry,
fruits and vegetables. Nordion Reaction Chambers produce 0.5 ppm of ozone in the smaller reactor and 0.7 ppm in the larger reactor. All foods during this time are subjected to ozone, but ozone is still not approved by FDA. USDA has no objections to Applied Ozone Systems use in the air at all Federally Inspected Meat and Poultry Plants on Dec. 12, 1994 under 0.1 ppm.
Applied Ozone Systems on Jan. 5, 1995, provided FDA with its Food Additive Petition # 5A4449 for all perishable foods. Approval is Pending. Data in this part covers a wide variety of different foods, but not all. Applications of ozone will work on all foods at low levels. Ozone is being used in many other countries and seemed to be used in the US without any restrictions up to the mid 1960s. This seems to be the time when the ozone cover-up started to keep it a big secret and in telling lies as to its effectiveness in our society. This would mean that many have died needlessly and which could have been avoided. If someone had just cared, things could have been a whole lot better for those that have suffered so much.
Research data supports the use of ozone in the UNITED STATES and other COUNTRIES for quite a long time. |
