[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 193 (Tuesday, October 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 53679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26651]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 98F-0824]
BASF Corp.; Filing of Food Additive Petition
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that BASF
Corp. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations
be amended to provide for the safe use of anthra(2,1,9-def:6,5,10-
d'e'f')diisoquinoline-1,3,8,10(2H,9H)-tetrone (C.I. Pigment Violet 29)
as a colorant for polymers intended for use in contact with food.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vir D. Anand, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C
St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3081.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (sec. 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))), notice is given that a food
additive petition (FAP 8B4626) has been filed by BASF Corp., 3000
Continental Dr. North, Mt. Olive, NJ 07828-1234. The petition proposes
to amend the food additive regulations in Sec. 178.3297 Colorants for
polymers (21 CFR 178.3297) to provide for the safe use of anthra(2,1,9-
def:6,5,10-d'e'f')diisoquinoline-1,3,8,10(2H,9H)-tetrone (C.I. Pigment
Violet 29) as a colorant for polymers intended for use in contact with
food.
The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(i) that this action is
of the type that does not individually or cumulatively have a
significant effect on the human environment. Therefore, neither an
environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is
required.
Dated: September 23, 1998.
Laura M. Tarantino,
Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 98-26651 Filed 10-5-98; 8:45 am]
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