98-16505. Ticona; Filing of Food Additive Petition

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 119 (Monday, June 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 33935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16505]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food And Drug Administration
[Docket No. 98F-0432]


Ticona; 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 
Ticona has filed a petition proposing that the food additive 
regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of chromium oxide 
green, Cr2O3 (C.I. Pigment Green 17) as a 
colorant for polymers 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 8B4603) has been filed by Ticona, c/o Keller and 
Heckman, 1001 G St. NW., suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001. The 
petition proposes to amend the food additive regulations to provide for 
the safe use of chromium oxide green, Cr2O3 (C.I. 
Pigment Green 17) as a colorant for polymers 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: June 4, 1998.
Laura M. Tarantino,
Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 98-16505 Filed 6-19-98; 8:45 am]
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