[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 77 (Friday, April 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 17308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9672]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Docket No. 94F-0431]
Asahi Chemical Industry Co., 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 3B4396) proposing that the food additive regulations be
amended to provide for the safe use of two grades of
dimethylpolysiloxane with viscosities of 100 centistokes and 50
centistokes, intended for use as release agents in the manufacture of
thermoplastic elastomers.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julius Smith, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition (HFS-216), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C
St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3091.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice published in the Federal
Register of May 19, 1995 (60 FR 26891), FDA announced that a food
additive petition (FAP 3B4396) had been filed by Asahi Chemical
Industry Co., Ltd., Hibiya-Mitsui Bldg., 1-2, Yuraku-cho 1-Chome,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, T100, Japan. The petition proposed to amend the food
additive regulations to provide for the safe use of two grades of
dimethylpolysiloxane with viscosities of 100 centistokes and 50
centistokes, intended for use as release agents in the manufacture of
thermoplastic elastomers. Asahi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. has now
withdrawn the petition without prejudice to a future filing (21 CFR
171.7).
Dated: March 26, 1996.
Alan M. Rulis,
Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 96-9672 Filed 4-18-96; 8:45 am]
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