97-21436. General Electric Co.; Filing of Food Additive Petition
[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 157 (Thursday, August 14, 1997)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 97F-0336]
General Electric 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
General Electric Co. has filed a petition proposing that the food
additive regulations be amended to change the intrinsic viscosity
specifications for poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene) oxide resins
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 7B4551) has been filed by General Electric Co.,
One Lexan Lane, Mt. Vernon, IN 47620-9364. The petition proposes to
amend the food additive regulations in Sec. 177.2460 Poly(2,6-dimethyl-
1,4-phenylene) oxide resins to change the intrinsic viscosity
specifications for the poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene) oxide resins
intended for use in contact with food from ``not less then 0.40
deciliter per gram'' to ``not less than 0.30 deciliter per gram'' as
determined by ASTM method D1243-79.
The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.24(9) 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: July 31, 1997.
Alan M. Rulis,
Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 97-21436 Filed 8-13-97; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 08/14/1997
- Department:
- Food and Drug Administration
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Action:
- Notice.
- Document Number:
- 97-21436
- Pages:
- 43535-43535 (1 pages)
- Docket Numbers:
- Docket No. 97F-0336
- PDF File:
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97-21436.pdf