[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 42 (Friday, March 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 8066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4712]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 88F-0167]
Ciba-Geigy Corp.; 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 a future filing, of a food additive
petition (FAP 8B4080), filed by Ciba-Geigy Corp. proposing that the
food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of
N,N'-1,4-phenylenebis[4-[(2,5-dichlorophenyl)azo]-3-hydroxy-2-
naphthalenecarboxamide] as a colorant for food-contact polymers.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hortense S. Macon, -Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-216), Food and Drug Administration,
200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3086.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice published in the Federal
Register of May 26, 1988 (53 FR 19045), FDA announced that a food
additive petition (FAP 8B4080) had been filed on behalf of Ciba-Geigy
Corp., Three Skyline Dr., Hawthorne, NY 10532 (currently c/o Keller and
Heckman, 1001 G St. NW., suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001). The
petition proposed to amend the food additive regulations in
Sec. 178.3297 Colorants for polymers (21 CFR 178.3297) to provide for
the safe use of N,N'-1,4-phenylenebis[4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)azo]-3-
hydroxy-2-naphthalenecarboxamide] as a colorant for food-contact
polymers. Ciba-Geigy Corp. has now withdrawn the petition without
prejudice to a future filing (21 CFR 171.7).
Dated: February 12, 1996.
Laura M. Tarantino,
Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 96-4712 Filed 2-29-96; 8:45 am]
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