[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 83 (Monday, April 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 18749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10547]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Docket No. 93F-0102]


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 3B4361), filed by Ciba-Geigy Corp., proposing that the 
food additive regulations be amended to provide for safe use of the 
reaction product of 4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol-epichlorohydrin resin, 
4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol bis[(2-glycidyloxy-3-n-butoxy)-1-propyl 
ether], and 4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol as a component of coatings for 
food-contact use.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julius Smith, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition (HFS-216), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C 
St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3091.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice published in the Federal 
Register of April 19, 1993 (58 FR 21173), FDA announced that a food 
additive petition (FAP 3B4361) had been filed by Ciba-Geigy Corp., 
Seven Skyline Dr., Hawthorne, NY 10532-2188. 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 the 
reaction product of 4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol-epichlorohydrin resin, 
4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol bis[(2-glycidyloxy-3-n-butoxy)-1-propyl 
ether], and 4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol as a component of coatings for 
food-contact use. Ciba-Geigy Corp. has now withdrawn the petition 
without prejudice to a future filing (21 CFR 171.7)

    Dated: April 10, 1996.
Alan M. Rulis,
Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 96-10547 Filed 4-26-96; 8:45 am]
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