94-22649. GE Silicones; Withdrawal of Food Additive Petition

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 92F-0015]

 

GE Silicones; Withdrawal 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 the 
withdrawal, without prejudice to a future filing, of a food additive 
petition (FAP 2B4302) proposing that the food additive regulations be 
amended to provide for the safe use of polyoxyethylene-grafted 
polydimethylsiloxane as a flow-control agent in silicone coatings 
intended for use in contact with food.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Helen R. Thorsheim, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-216), Food and Drug Administration, 
200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-254-9511.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice published in the Federal 
Register of March 10, 1992 (57 FR 8460), FDA announced that a food 
additive petition (FAP 2B4302) had been filed by GE Silicones, c/o 1120 
G St. NW., Washington, DC 20005 (currently 700 13th St., suite 1200, 
Washington DC 20005). The petition proposed to amend the food additive 
regulations in Sec. 175.300 Resinous and polymeric coatings (21 CFR 
175.300) to provide for the safe use of polyoxyethylene-grafted 
polydimethylsiloxane as a flow-control agent in silicone coatings 
intended for use in contact with food. GE Silicones has now withdrawn 
the petition without prejudice to a future filing (21 CFR 171.7).

    Dated: August 30, 1994.
Janice F. Oliver.
Deputy Director for Systems and Support, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 94-22649 Filed 9-13-94; 8:45 am]
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