98-20426. DuPont Chemicals and White Pigments and The Dow Chemical Co.; Filing of Food Additive Petition
[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 147 (Friday, July 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 40912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20426]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 98F-0584]
DuPont Chemicals and White Pigments and The Dow Chemical Co.;
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
DuPont Chemicals and White Pigments, and The Dow Chemical Co., has
jointly filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations
be amended to provide for the safe use of monoisopropanolamine as a
dispersant for pigments intended to be used either as fillers or
colorants in food-contact paper and paperboard.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark A. Hepp, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C
St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3098.
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 8B4607) has been filed by DuPont Chemicals and
White Pigments, Edge Moor Plant, 104 Hay Rd., Wilmington, DE 19809, and
The Dow Chemical Co., 2030 Dow Center, Midland, MI 48674. The petition
proposes to amend the food additive regulations in Sec. 176.170
Components of paper and paperboard in contact with aqueous and fatty
foods (21 CFR 176.170) to provide for the safe use of
monoisopropanolamine as a dispersant for pigments intended to be used
as fillers or colorants in food-contact paper and paperboard.
The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(i) that this action is
of a 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 24, 1998.
Laura M. Tarantino,
Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 98-20426 Filed 7-30-98; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 07/31/1998
- Department:
- Food and Drug Administration
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Action:
- Notice.
- Document Number:
- 98-20426
- Pages:
- 40912-40912 (1 pages)
- Docket Numbers:
- Docket No. 98F-0584
- PDF File:
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98-20426.pdf