97-16685. Stork CFT B.V.; Withdrawal of GRAS Affirmation Petition

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 122 (Wednesday, June 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 34297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16685]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 93G-0359]


Stork CFT B.V.; Withdrawal of GRAS Affirmation 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 petition (GRASP 
3G0397) proposing that the use of collagen fiber for use as an 
ingredient in human food be affirmed as generally recognized as safe 
(GRAS).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary E. LaVecchia, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration, 
200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3072.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice published in the Federal 
Register of December 3, 1993 (58 FR 63996), FDA announced that a 
petition (GRASP 3G0397) had been filed by Teepak, Inc. (now Stork CFT 
B.V.), c/o 1001 G St. NW., suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001. The 
petition proposed that collagen fiber be affirmed as GRAS for use as an 
ingredient in human food. Stork CFT B.V., (formerly Teepak, Inc.) has 
now withdrawn the petition without prejudice to a future filing (21 CFR 
171.7).

    Dated: June 13, 1997.
 Alan M. Rulis,
 Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 97-16685 Filed 6-24-97; 8:45 am]
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