[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 36 (Thursday, February 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 6854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3907]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Docket No. 92F-0432]


Victorian Chemical Co., Pty. Ltd.; 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 future filing, of a food additive 
petition (FAP 2A4340) proposing that the food additive regulations be 
amended to provide for the safe use of the following: ethyl esters of 
fatty acids in aqueous emulsions for dehydrating corn, cereal grains, 
beans, sulfated butyl oleate, and sulfated ethyl oleate alone or in 
combination for dehydrating grapes to raisins, cereal grains, and 
beans.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary E. LaVecchia, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-217), 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 January 7, 1993 (58 FR 3027), FDA announced that a food 
additive petition (FAP 2A4340) had been filed by Victorian Chemical 
Co., Pty. Ltd., P.O. Box 71, Richmond, Victoria 3121, Australia. The 
petition proposed to amend the food additive regulations in 
Sec. 172.225 Methyl and ethyl esters of fatty acids produced from 
edible fats and oils (21 CFR 172.225) (57 FR 12709, April 13, 1992) and 
Sec. 172.270 Sulfated butyl oleate (21 CFR 172.270) (57 FR 12709, April 
13, 1992) to provide for the safe use of: (1) ethyl esters of fatty 
acids in aqueous emulsions for dehydrating corn, cereal grains, and 
beans and (2) sulfated butyl oleate and sulfated ethyl oleate alone or 
in combination in aqueous emulsions for dehydrating grapes to raisins, 
cereal grains, and beans.
    -Victorian Chemical Co., Pty. Ltd., has now withdrawn the petition 
without prejudice to a future filing (21 CFR 171.7).

    Dated: January 22, 1996.
Alan M. Rulis,
Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 96-3907 Filed 2-21-96; 8:45 am]
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