96-8147. Ethicon, Inc.; Withdrawal of a Color Additive Petition

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 14786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8147]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 96C-0097]


Ethicon, Inc.; Withdrawal of a Color 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 color additive 
petition (CAP 1C0100) proposing that the color additive regulations be 
amended to provide for the safe use of D&C Red No. 30 (Talc Lake) in 
cotton sutures.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elke Jensen, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition (HFS-217), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C 
St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3109.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice published in the Federal 
Register of June 26, 1971 (36 FR 12180), FDA announced that a color 
additive petition (CAP 1C0100) had been filed by Ethicon, Inc., P.O. 
Box 151, Somerville, NJ 08876-0151. The petition proposed that 21 CFR 
part 8, now 21 CFR part 74, of the color additive regulations be 
amended to provide for the certification and safe use of D&C Red No. 30 
(Talc Lake) as a dyeing agent for non-absorbable cotton sutures (USP). 
Ethicon, Inc., has now withdrawn the petition without prejudice to a 
future filing (21 CFR 71.6(c)(2)).

    Dated: March 26, 1996.
Alan M. Rulis,
Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 96-8147 Filed 4-2-96; 8:45 am]
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