[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 404-405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 184
[Docket No. 78N-0281]
Direct Food Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe;
Magnesium Hydroxide; Technical Amendment
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending its
regulations on food for human consumption to correct an error in the
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry number for magnesium
hydroxide. This document corrects that error.
DATES: This regulation is effective January 5, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha D. Peiperl, Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration,
200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3077.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of April 5, 1985 (50
FR 13557), the agency amended its regulations by adding Sec. 184.1428
(21 CFR 184.1428) to affirm that magnesium hydroxide is generally
recognized as safe (GRAS) as a direct human food ingredient. The CAS
registry number for magnesium hydroxide was incorrectly published as
``(Mg(OH)2, CAS Reg. No. 1409-42-8)'' instead of
``(Mg(OH)2, CAS Reg. No. 1309-42-8)''. Accordingly, the
agency is amending Sec. 184.1428 to correct the error.
Publication of this document constitutes final action on this
change. Notice and public procedure are unnecessary because FDA is
merely correcting a nonsubstantive error in its regulations.
List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 184
Food additives.
Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under
authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs and
redelegated to the Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition, 21 CFR part 184 is amended as follows:
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PART 184--DIRECT FOOD SUBSTANCES AFFIRMED AS GENERALLY RECOGNIZED
AS SAFE
1. The authority citation for 21 CFR part 184 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348, 371.
Sec. 184.1428 [Amended]
2. Section 184.1428 Magnesium hydroxide is amended in paragraph (a)
by removing ``(Mg(OH)2, CAS Reg. No. 1409-42-8)'' and adding
in its place ``(Mg(OH)2, CAS Reg. No. 1309-42-8)''.
Dated: December 21, 1998.
L. Robert Lake,
Director, Office of Policy, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Center
for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 99-28 Filed 1-4-99; 8:45 am]
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