[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 28501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13254]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food And Drug Administration
[Docket No. 99F-1422]
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.; 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
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. has filed a petition proposing that the
food additive regulations be amended to provide for the expanded safe
use of 2,4-di-tert-pentyl-6-[1-(3,5-di-tert-pentyl-2-
hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]phenyl acrylate as an antioxidant and/or stabilizer
for polypropylene, polystyrene, rubber modified polystyrene, and
styrene block copolymers 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 9B4661) has been filed by Sumitomo Chemical Co.,
Ltd., 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. 178.2010 Antioxidants and/or stabilizers for
polymers (21 CFR 178.2010) to provide for the expanded safe use of 2,4-
di-tert-pentyl-6-[1-(3,5-di-tert-pentyl-2-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]phenyl
acrylate as an antioxidant and/or stabilizer for polypropylene,
polystyrene, rubber modified polystyrene, and styrene block copolymers
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: May 5, 1999.
Alan M. Rulis,
Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 99-13254 Filed 5-25-99; 8:45 am]
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