[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 42 (Friday, March 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 8066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4712]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 88F-0167]


Ciba-Geigy Corp.; 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 8B4080), filed by Ciba-Geigy Corp. proposing that the 
food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of 
N,N'-1,4-phenylenebis[4-[(2,5-dichlorophenyl)azo]-3-hydroxy-2-
naphthalenecarboxamide] as a colorant for food-contact polymers.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hortense S. Macon, -Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-216), Food and Drug Administration, 
200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3086.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice published in the Federal 
Register of May 26, 1988 (53 FR 19045), FDA announced that a food 
additive petition (FAP 8B4080) had been filed on behalf of Ciba-Geigy 
Corp., Three Skyline Dr., Hawthorne, NY 10532 (currently c/o Keller and 
Heckman, 1001 G St. NW., suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001). The 
petition proposed to amend the food additive regulations in 
Sec. 178.3297 Colorants for polymers (21 CFR 178.3297) to provide for 
the safe use of N,N'-1,4-phenylenebis[4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)azo]-3-
hydroxy-2-naphthalenecarboxamide] as a colorant for food-contact 
polymers. Ciba-Geigy Corp. has now withdrawn the petition without 
prejudice to a future filing (21 CFR 171.7).

    Dated: February 12, 1996.
Laura M. Tarantino,
Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 96-4712 Filed 2-29-96; 8:45 am]
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