[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 211 (Monday, November 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 58743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29188]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket Nos. 98F-0593, 98F-0674, and 98F-0707]
Dover Chemical Corp.; Withdrawal of Food Additive Petitions
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the
withdrawal, without prejudice to a future filing, of food additive
petitions (FAP's 8B4614, 8B4613, and 8B4621) proposing that the food
additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of 3,9-
bis[2,4-bis(1-methyl-1-phenylethyl)phenoxy]-2,4,8,10-tetraoxa-3,9-
diphosphaspiro[5.5]undecane, which may contain not more than 2 percent
by weight of triisopropanolamine, as an antioxidant and/or stabilizer
for polymers (specifically, polyetherimide resins), olefin polymers, or
polycarbonate and polyethylene phthalate 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: In notices published in the Federal
Registers of July 30, 1998 (63 FR 40720), August 19, 1998 (63 FR
44463), and August 25, 1998 (63 FR 45248), FDA announced that food
additive petitions (FAP's 8B4614, 8B4613, and 8B4621) had been filed by
Dover Chemical Corp., 3676 Davis Rd. NW., Dover, OH 44622. The
petitions proposed to amend the food additive regulations in
Sec. 178.2010 Antioxidants and/or stabilizers for polymers (21 CFR
178.2010) to provide for the safe use of 3,9-bis[2,4-bis(1-methyl-1-
phenyethyl)phenoxy]-2,4,8,10-tetraoxa-3,9-diphosphaspiro[5.5]undecane,
which may contain not more than 2 percent by weight of
triisopropanolamine, as an antioxidant and/or stabilizer for polymers
(specifically, polyetherimide resins), olefin polymers, or
polycarbonate and polyethylene phthalate polymers intended for use in
contact with food. Dover Chemical Corp. has now withdrawn the petitions
(FAP's 8B4614, 8B4613, and 8B4621) without prejudice to a future filing
(21 CFR 171.7).
Dated: October 16, 1998.
Laura M. Tarantino,
Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 98-29188 Filed 10-30-98; 8:45 am]
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