99-6526. UCB Films PLC; Filing of Food Additive Petition

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 52 (Thursday, March 18, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 13431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6526]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 99F-0345]


UCB Films PLC; 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 UCB 
Films PLC has filed a petition proposing that the food additive 
regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of mono- and bis-
(octadecyldiethyleneoxide)phosphates as components of coatings on 
cellophane 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 9B4642) has been filed by UCB Films PLC, c/o 
Keller and Heckman LLP, 1001 G St. NW., suite 500 West, Washington, DC 
20001. The petition proposes to amend the food additive regulations in 
Sec. 177.1200 Cellophane (21 CFR 177.1200) to provide for the safe use 
of mono- and bis-(octadecyldiethyleneoxide)phosphates as components of 
coatings on cellophane 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: February 26, 1999.
Laura M. Tarantino,
Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 99-6526 Filed 3-17-99; 8:45 am]
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