[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 178 (Tuesday, September 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 49360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24626]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 98F-0749]
Rohm and Haas 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 Rohm
and Haas Co. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive
regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of the ion exchange
resin, methylacrylate-divinyl benzene diethylene glycol divinyl ether
terpolymer to treat water and aqueous foods without limits on the
conditions of use, and with a specification for
dimethylaminopropylamine, an impurity in the ion exchange resin.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James C. Wallwork, Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215),Food and Drug Administration,
200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3078.
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 8A4609) has been filed by Rohm and Haas Co., 100
Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2399. The petition
proposes to amend the food additive regulations in Sec. 173.25 Ion
exchange resins (21 CFR 173.25) to provide for the safe use of the ion
exchange resin, methylacrylate-divinyl benzene diethylene glycol
divinyl ether terpolymer, identified in Sec. 173.25(a)(16), to treat
water and aqueous foods as described in Sec. 173.25(b)(2), without
limits on the conditions of use, and with a specification for
dimethylaminopropylamine, an impurity in the ion exchange resin.
The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(j) 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: August 31, 1998.
Laura M. Tarantino,
Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 98-24626 Filed 9-14-98; 8:45 am]
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