[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 36 (Thursday, February 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 6854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3907]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Docket No. 92F-0432]
Victorian Chemical Co., Pty. Ltd.; Withdrawal 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 the
withdrawal, without prejudice to future filing, of a food additive
petition (FAP 2A4340) proposing that the food additive regulations be
amended to provide for the safe use of the following: ethyl esters of
fatty acids in aqueous emulsions for dehydrating corn, cereal grains,
beans, sulfated butyl oleate, and sulfated ethyl oleate alone or in
combination for dehydrating grapes to raisins, cereal grains, and
beans.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary E. LaVecchia, Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-217), Food and Drug Administration,
200 C St. SW.,Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3072.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice published in the Federal
Register of January 7, 1993 (58 FR 3027), FDA announced that a food
additive petition (FAP 2A4340) had been filed by Victorian Chemical
Co., Pty. Ltd., P.O. Box 71, Richmond, Victoria 3121, Australia. The
petition proposed to amend the food additive regulations in
Sec. 172.225 Methyl and ethyl esters of fatty acids produced from
edible fats and oils (21 CFR 172.225) (57 FR 12709, April 13, 1992) and
Sec. 172.270 Sulfated butyl oleate (21 CFR 172.270) (57 FR 12709, April
13, 1992) to provide for the safe use of: (1) ethyl esters of fatty
acids in aqueous emulsions for dehydrating corn, cereal grains, and
beans and (2) sulfated butyl oleate and sulfated ethyl oleate alone or
in combination in aqueous emulsions for dehydrating grapes to raisins,
cereal grains, and beans.
-Victorian Chemical Co., Pty. Ltd., has now withdrawn the petition
without prejudice to a future filing (21 CFR 171.7).
Dated: January 22, 1996.
Alan M. Rulis,
Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 96-3907 Filed 2-21-96; 8:45 am]
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